Ferry Accident Questions from Injured Passengers

In the aftermath of today's Seastreak Ferry accident in the lower Manhattan area of New York, passengers and crew who were aboard the ferry will have questions regarding their legal rights and their ability to seek compensation for injuries they may have sustained. According to the New York Times, "a...

At Least 57 injured, 2 Critically, in New York City Ferry Crash

"At least 57 injured, 2 critically, in New York City ferry crash" is the current headline from CNN as it has been reporting on this morning's accident involving a Seastreak high-speed catamaran ferry. Ferry Accident in New York Read about it in the New York Times Read about the crash...

Ferry Crashes Into a Manhattan, New York Dock Injuring 57 People

In news reports today, including this one from USA Today, a high-speed commuter ferry slammed into a Lower Manhattan dock Wednesday, injuring 57 people. According to the article, "Officer Sophia Tassy, a spokeswoman for the NYPD, said the Seastreak Wall Street ferry, a commuter run from New Jersey to lower...

Cruise Ship Injury Lawyers Use Experience Against Cruise Lines

With over 50 years of combined experience representing injured cruise ship passengers against the large cruise lines, Waks and Barnett attorney know what it takes to protect your rights. Does an experienced cruise ship injury attorney matter? Well yes, we believe it does. Our experience deals with maritime and admiralty...

Attorneys Bring Lawsuits Against Carnival Cruise Lines for Passenger Injuries

In our years representing passengers against cruise lines, we've worked against various cruise lines including Carnival Cruise Lines. On occasion, passengers are injured in slip and fall accidents or through a variety of other mishaps that left them with broken bones, wrenched backs, missed time at work and medical bills....

Cruise Injury Lawyers Use Experience to Get Successful Verdicts Against Cruise Lines

With a combined 50 years of combined experience representing injured passengers, the attorneys at Waks and Barnett are experienced cruise ship injury lawyers who know how to protect your legal rights against the cruise lines. Our attorneys have worked against: Princess Cruise Ships Carnival Cruise Ships Norwegian Cruise Ships Celebrity...

Cruise Ship Injury Attorney Blog Helps Victims of Cruise Ship Injuries

Waks and Barnett, a law firm whose lawyers represent cruise ship passengers who have become injured or sick while cruising, also maintains a blog on  their website. This blog, CruiseLawyers.com/blog offers helpful tips and information for anyone who was injured, became sick or was in anyway mistreated aboard a cruise...

Can I Sue A Cruise Ship If I Am Injured?

This is a question we receive quite often - "can I sue a cruise ship if I am injured - or was injured on a cruise?" The answer to that depends. First, if you were to bring a case against a cruise ship, it would actually be against the cruise...

1 Easy Tip to Follow for Avoiding Injury on Your Cruise

As we noted in a recent blog post, 7 Smart Tips to Know Before Booking Your Next Cruise, you can easily get injured or become sick while on a cruise ship. Here is a snippet from that blog post...and it's the 1 easy tip for avoiding injury on your cruise......

7 Smart Tips to Follow Before Booking Your Next Cruise

Going on a cruise can be a wonderful experience filled with life-long memories. In order to get the most out of your cruise, here are 6 great tips - these were originally posted on the Vacation Cruises Info website. Plus, we've added an extra tip for you. Let's start with...