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With roughly 20 million people taking cruises every year, how often do passengers return home with an injury sustained while on board the vessel? And of those, how many of those accidents occurred because the cruise line or its crew did (or did not do) something to prevent the accident...
We see it all of the time. People just like you who are injured in a cruise ship accident and don't know who to talk to about their accident (like a slip and fall incident from a wet deck, a broken handrail on a staircase or luggage left in a...
It's unfortunate, but accidents and injuries happen - even on Disney Cruise Ships. If you've been hurt or injured while sailing with Disney Cruises and believe that your injury was sustained due to the negligence of the crew or the cruise line itself, you may have a potential claim....
Imagine - you're on a cruise vacation, sitting on deck with your spouse. You get up to grab a drink, but then trip and fall due to a freshly mopped deck that a crew member forgot to cordon off. You wrench your knee and end up in the ship's...
Passengers are hurt on cruise ships more often than we all may think. Some injuries are due to sheer accident while some were avoidable, occurring due to the negligence of the crew or cruise line. Sometimes, "acts of God" play havoc with the cruise ships, tossing them around and...
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...
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...
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...
Injuries Common for Crewmembers on Cruise Ships It's a common occurrence - crewmembers of cruise ships suing the cruise line they work for because of an injury sustained or an injury that could have been prevented. It's also common for these crewmembers to be treated with little care or concern...
One questions we're asked at Waks and Barnett, P.A. is "do you represent injured clients against most cruise lines?" Our cruise injury law firm has been helping passengers battle against the cruise lines for compensation for their injuries for 25 years. During that time, we've filed claims against most cruise...