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If you were hurt in a cruise ship accident and need help getting compensation for your injuries, you need a law firm with more than 35 years of proven success fighting against all the major cruise lines.
The attorneys at Waks and Barnett, P.A. in Miami, Florida can help you successfully file an injury claim against the cruise lines to help you recover money for:
- Your pain and suffering associated with your injuries
- Hospital, doctor and medical bills
- Lost pay, wages and salary
- Loss of future earnings
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Long-term or lifelong disability
- Other costs, credit card bills or debt associated related to your cruise ship injury
Our firm has represented thousands of passengers and crew who have been seriously injured, hurt or medically impaired while on a cruise vacation with Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian and all other cruise lines.
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We Fight The Cruise Lines For You
No matter how your accident occurred, where it happened, or which cruise line was responsible, our attorneys will thoroughly review your potential case, investigate the facts surrounding your accident and create a plan of action for pursuing compensation for your injuries.
- Princess Cruises Accidents
- MSC Cruises Accidents
- Azamara Cruise Lines Accidents
- P&O Cruises Accidents
- Virgin Voyages Accidents
- Regent Seven Seas Accidents
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Immediate Help for All Cruise Ship Injuries
Slip, Trip & Fall Accidents
Injuries related to slip and fall accidents are the most common and happen every day on cruises.
Medical Malpractice
Doctors and medical staff on cruise ships can make critical mistakes and can be held accountable.
Assault and Rape
Excursion Accidents
The cruise lines can be found liable for injuries that happen on shore excursions.
Tender Boat Accidents
Pool, Hot Tube & Slide Accidents
Slipping and falling on wet decks near pools and hot tubs are the #1 reason for severe injuries.
Drowning Accidents
These tragic incidents can happen in ship pools, ocean excursions, or private island beaches.
Passenger Overboard
Passengers and crew going overboard attract headlines, but can indicate negligence actions from the cruise line.
Wrongful Death
Cruise lines may be responsible in wrongful death claims.
Over $100MM REcovered for Our Clients
Successful Case Results
Our lawyers are absolutely determined to get you the compensation you deserve for your injuries. Over the past 35 years, we’ve achieved numerous, positive settlements and verdicts for the benefit our clients against Carnival Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, Disney and many other cruise lines.
$2M
Medical Negligence Claim – Norwegian Cruise Line
$5.5M
Head Injury – Stairway Accident on Cruise Ship Suffered by Teenage Boy
$2.4M
Severe Injuries – Stair Railing Accident on Cruise Ship
$1.2M
Herniated Disk – Result of Serious Fall on a Cruise Ship
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Based in Miami, Florida our lawyers have considerable professional experience in all areas of maritime injury, cruise ship accidents and personal injury law. We’re here to help you with the legal advice and representation you deserve.
skilled attorneys with extensive personal injury backgrounds
Aggressive pursuit of your cruise ship injury Claims
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Representing Passengers & Crew Injured on Ships Worldwide
The Attorneys You Need on Your Side
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Decades of Experience.
Andrew Waks and Joel Barnett have over 70 years of combined maritime law and cruise ship injury claim experience, bringing proven success to each and every lawsuit we manage.
02.
Complete Representation.
From the first phone call until the case is complete, you can expect our lawyers and support staff will be working hard to get you the financial compensation you deserve.
03.
Proven Success.
We know that hurt passengers want to hire cruise ship injury lawyers who win. For more than 35 years, we’ve fought hard, recovering over $100 million dollars on behalf our clients.
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Cruise Ship Injury Claims Have Shorter Timelines and Tighter Restrictions That Your Local Attorney Won't be Aware of.
Don’t wait to call a Florida cruise ship attorney. Waiting means potentially losing out on financial compensation for your injuries and forfeiting your right to sue the cruise lines for their negligence – even if they were responsible.
Why is that? The cruise lines — in the passenger ticket contract that you signed before embarking on your cruise vacation — specified the time frames in which injured passengers and their lawyers can file a lawsuit.
The cruise line companies and their attorneys know that cruise accident victims will spend more time getting the medical care they need – and less time investigating their legal options. Cruise lines rely on the uncertainty and confusion that comes after an accident and that many passengers will take a long time to contact an attorney and file an injury claim against them.
Experienced Cruise Ship Lawyers Can Make a Huge Difference
If you’ve hurt on a cruise, the countdown clock starts ticking immediately. For most major cruise lines — Carnival Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean and others — notice of a claim must come within about 6 months of the injury’s occurrence and a lawsuit must be filed within 1 year. Additionally, those claims and lawsuits will need to be filed within specified courts also outlined by the cruise lines – most often in Florida courts – which is why it is recommended that you hire a Miami, Florida cruise accident lawyer for your cruise ship injury claim.
The cruise lines are not friendly after an accident – both on the ship immediately after the incident – or weeks and months later. Their goal is to make filing an injury claim and proving their cruise ship’s guilt as difficult as possible. For the cruise line owners, it’s all about maximizing profits. Paying money to injured passengers is something they will work hard to avoid.
Do You Have a Valid Cruise Injury Claim? We Can Advise You.
So when passengers wait, it can make it very difficult or even impossible to make an injury claim. Over the years, we’ve seen too many injured passengers lose their ability to sue the cruise lines because they waited too long. Don’t make the same mistake. Don’t hesitate if you feel like you were injured because of the actions of the cruise line or it’s employees. Our lawyers will quickly be able to educate you on your rights and whether you have a viable claim.
Most passengers who are evaluating cruise injury law firms will have similar questions. Here are some of those:
- Do I Have a Case Against the Cruise Line?
- Do I Really Need a Cruise Injury Lawyer?
- What is My Cruise Ship Injury Case Worth?
- What Does it Cost to Sue a Cruise Line?
- Do Cruise Ship Passengers Have a Bill of Rights?
- What Results Have You Won for Other Hurt Passengers?
- Have Your Cruise Ship Lawyers Been Involved in Important Cases?
- Do You Have Testimonials From Past Clients?
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