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We receive dozens of calls and emails from injured cruise ship passengers every week. Some of those injuries are relatively minor and some unfortunately are life-altering. One of the common questions our clients sometimes ask is, "will my case go to trial?" The answer is, most likely it will not....
If you were hurt or injured on cruise ship, you're going to have a lot of questions. At some point, you'll probably want to talk to a personal injury lawyer or firm that can shed some light on your specific potential case. What does our law firm do? If we...
Injured in a slip, trip or fall accident on a cruise ship? Believe it's not your fault? Then you may have a legal claim that you can file against the cruise line. With millions of passengers taking cruises each year on Carnival, Disney, Royal Caribbean and other cruise lines, injuries...
Did you know - not all cruise ship injuries happen on the boat. Many occur "off the boat" - on the shuttle boats (called tenders) that take you to shore, in the busy port loading and unloading areas or even on the shore excursions themselves. These shore excursions are often...
It's unfortunate, but accidents on cruise ship can happen just like they can anywhere else - at home, at work and elsewhere. The potential for dangerous scenarios is common and injuries to passengers does occur. Accidents happen on the ship, in bathrooms, on stairways, on wet or slippery decks, because of...
Update (April 10, 2014): CNN reports at least 83 passengers and crew of the Princess Cruises Crown Princess have gastrointestinal issues, most likely due to a Norovirus breakout aboard the vessel. Read the full CNN report here. Norovirus can cause gastrointestinal issues, including, stomach pain, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting which can also...
We get a lot of inquiries from passengers who were hurt on their cruise vacations. They call our law firm because they want to know things like: I fell on a wet deck and broke my leg - can I sue? I had food poisoning from spoiled food in the...
Injuries on a cruise vacation don't always happen aboard the cruise ship itself. Sometimes they occur on the cruise ship's tender boats. What is a Tender or Shuttle Boat? A tender is a boat that the cruise line uses to shuttle passengers from the big cruise ship to the dock. While...
Many passengers who were injured in a cruise ship accident are told they might have a case for suing the cruise line if they can show "negligence." But what does that really mean? To keep it simple, "Negligence" means that the cruise line (or its employees - the crew) is...
No company wants to be sued - especially the cruise lines. It's bad for business; the publicity is bad and too many lawsuits may turn away prospective passengers. But injuries happen on cruise ships (and more often than most passengers realize). Limiting Liablity So what do cruise lines do to...