Our firm represents Mrs. Tonya Manning who was a guest aboard the Carnival Valor. The cruise was arranged by the Make-A-Wish Foundation as it was her son’s Tyler wish to go on a cruise and swim with the dolphins. The Mannings originally selected a dolphin encounter to take place when […]
Category: Cruise Ship Passenger Injury Law
Miami lawyer Keith Brais obtained a ruling from a Federal Court finding a cruise line can be held responsible for a rape caused by the over service of alcohol. The complaint failed in the Southern District of Florida alleges a passenger participated in a Norwegian Cruise Line organized pub crawl […]
A part of the allure of cruising is the excursions offered at the various ports of call. However, most passengers do not know the safety standards at these ports of call are a far cry from what they are used to in the United States. Decreased safety standards, unfortunately, result […]
Child victims of sexual assault / exploitation aboard cruise ships have been handed a victory in Federal Court. Former U.S. Public Defender for the Southern District of Florida now U.S. District Court Judge, Kathleen Williams, ruled cruise lines can be held civilly liable for their crewmembers’ violation of the certain […]
U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crews medevaced a 35-year-old female Polish passenger from THE WORLD cruise ship who was suffering from pneumonia on May 25th. Petty Officer Anthony Soto stated the rescue involved two helicopters missions. The first delivered oxygen to the cruise ship and the second transported the passenger to […]
