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It's not uncommon - injuries happen on cruise ships all the time. Some of these are minor injuries, but quite often, passengers and crewmembers suffer major injuries. These injuries can be painful, both physically and emotionally. They can also be life altering, requiring changes to daily habits or someone's...
Waks and Barnett, P.A. is now on Google+ to better serve our current and potential clients. We are a personal injury law firm specializing in cruise ship injury cases. We represent passengers and crewmembers (not the cruise lines). We've come to determine that many people who have been injured...
Cold weather has gripped much of the U.S. over that last month or so. Even here in Miami it's been quite chilly! For those of you who scheduled a cruise vacation within the last few months and unfortunately suffered an injury because of a cruise ship accident (like a slip...
Here are 4 questions (and answers) from injured cruise line crewmembers If I've been hired to work on a vessel, do I have any right to be compensated if I suffer an injury or illness? Yes, but your rights depend upon what you were hired to do, and whether there...
Sometime we find that crewmembers on cruise ships are unaware of the fact that they can file a lawsuit (or sue) the cruise line companies that employ them. Yes - Crewmembers can sue a Cruise Line Crewmembers often suffer the same injures as passengers - slips and falls that go...
What Cruise Line Can I Sue? One of the questions our attorneys are frequently asked is, "I was injured on (insert Cruise Line Name Here) - am I able to file a claim against them for my injuries?" The answer is that any cruise line can be sued or...
At Waks and Barnett, P.A. (aka The Cruise Lawyers) we keep our website CruiseLawyers.com up to date and current with the latest information regarding how to get legal help for cruise ship accidents and injuries. Because information changes periodically, we update our website with a focus on: Common Cruise Ship...
New reports from CNN release yesterday, Dec. 17 show that Carnival Cruise Line was aware of potential fire hazards from the diesel generator on the Carnival Triumph. A fire did break out on the Carnival Triumph knocking out power for the ship and leaving over 4,000 passengers and crewmembers adrift...
SPECIAL UPDATE, Dec. 18, 2013: CNN Reports Show Carnival Cruise Line Knew of Fire Danger on Triumph READ THE FULL REPORT HERE AT CNN From the CNN Report: Exclusive documents obtained by CNN now reveal the fiasco on the Triumph as a disaster waiting to happen. CNN has learned that...
Like most people, if you tripped and fell in a Wal-Mart store because of a freshly mopped floor that was unmarked by those little yellow caution signs, you might think, "hey, I should hire an lawyer to plead my case." Well, the same thought should go through your mind if...