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As reported in various media reports, one child has died from drowning and another child was hospitalized after being revived. Both were in a swimming pool aboard the Norwegian Breakaway as the vessel sailed from New York to Florida on a trip to the Bahamas. From FoxNews.com... One young boy...
In an unfortunate accident, a passenger aboard the Holland America MS Veendam that was cruising the waters around Hawaii, died after sustaining a head injury following a fall. Slip and fall accidents aboard cruise ships continue to be the leading cause of injury on cruise vacations. Here is the article...
As reported by the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, a local resident died on January 31 after falling and and sustaining an injury to his head. Read the full story here... Head Injuries on Cruise Ships Unfortunate incidents like these highlight the hidden dangers that most people never think...
At our cruise injury law firm, we receive calls and emails from passengers (and crew members) who were victims in cruise ship accidents. Cruise Ship Injuries Injuries range from relatively minor ones to extremely serious and life altering ones. Just within the last month we've had a passenger contact...
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...