Yesterday I reported on a settlement which a passenger from Texas reached after she was seriously injured while trying to step off a tender boat onto the dock in Grand Cayman. The case illustrates the liability of cruise lines when they fail to safely transfer their passengers from the cruise ship to shore during ports of
Cruise Line Liability for Injuries to Passengers on Tender Boats
Local CBS News 4 reports on a settlement reached yesterday between Carnival cruise line and a passenger trying to exit from a tender boat.
Elizabeth Reimer of Texas sailed out of Galveston to the Caribbean. When the cruise ship reached Grand Cayman, the cruise ship ferried passengers to and from the port via tender boats
Wipeout! Liability of Royal Caribbean Cruise Line for FlowRider Accidents
In the last several months, many cruise passengers contacted our office who have been seriously injured on the FlowRiders on Royal Caribbean cruise ships. Some passenger are injured when they fall. Others are injured after they fall and then the water current drives them over the ridge into the back wall breaking their ankles.
The
Jury Hits Royal Caribbean With $1.7 Million Verdict for Injured Crew Member
A jury reached a verdict yesterday in the amount of $1,700,000 against cruise giant, Royal Caribbean Cruises, here in Miami. The crew member is a musician who slipped on stage and suffered an injured shoulder which required surgery and ended his music career.
The Miami Herald reports on the case this morning, explaing that the defense lawyers for
Miami Cruise Ship Accident and Injury Lawyer
This weekend while cleaning out a file cabinet, I ran across an article published by the Miami Herald entitled "Lawyers Turn Cruise Lawsuits Into Industry." The article stated that between 2001 and 2006, over 2,000 lawsuits were filed against the Miami based cruise lines – Carnival, Celebrity, Norwegian and Royal Caribbean.
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The article mentioned that
Carnival’s Ecstasy Cruise Ship Back To Sea After 60 Passengers Injured
The Carnival cruise ship Ecstasy returned to sea following an incident where the ship listed heavily to avoid hitting a partially submerged buoy.
Although Carnival initially downplayed the incident, it turns out that 60 passengers reported to the ship infirmary for injuries.
The video is from Houston News – ABC13.com
April 23, 2010 UPDATE:
Cruise Ship Accident and Injury Lawyer
When cruise passengers are injured during cruises and require legal representation, the chances are that they will require a lawyer in South Florida. Most cruise lines are based in either Miami or Fort Lauderdale. These cruise lines include "forum selection" clauses in the passenger tickets which require that the passenger’s lawsuit must be filed in Florida.
So if the accident occurs on a cruise
Costa Europa Collides With Pier in Egypt – Three Crew Dead, Passengers Injured
Newspapers are reporting that the Costa Europa cruise ship collided with a pier in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt yesterday. The collision ripped a hole in the hull of the ship and flooded a crew cabin, resulting in the death of three crew member who, unidentified, are described as "an Indian, a Honduran and a Brazilian." (Technically speaking, when a
Brake Malfunction? Defense Lawyers for Princess Cruises and Bus Driver Disagree on Cause of Tortola Excursion Accident
In our first article regarding the excursion tour bus accident in Tortola, we explained that while Princess Cruises sent "customer care" representatives to the island to meet with the survivors of the crash – the cruise line also sent Miami defense trial lawyers to defend the cruise line’s interests.
The Cruise Line Gets Lawyered Up
The attorney heading up Princess Cruises’
Police Arrest Driver of Princess Cruises Excursion Bus In Tortola
The police in Tortola arrested the driver of the excursion bus used by Princess Cruises to transport cruise passengers from the Caribbean Princess cruise ship to the "Tropical Forest Hike and Beach" tour sold by the cruise line.
BVI News Online reports that the police took Roland Allen, age 32, of Baughers Bay, Tortola BVI, into custody last night and charged with