Can I Sue a Cruise Line for My ACL Tear?

An ACL Tear (a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament) in your knee is not just something that happens to high profile athletes -- it can happen to anyone whose knee suffers intense trauma. For passengers on a cruise ship who suffer an injury from a slip and fall accident,...

November 2016 Cruise Ship Inquiries From Passengers

It's the Presidential Election Day (Nov. 8, 2016) But form Many Passengers Who Were Hurt on a Cruise Vacation, They're Focus is Elsewhere It’s unfortunate, but accidents and injuries are common on Cruise Ships. Our office receives calls and emails on a weekly basis from passengers who have been seriously...

Cruise Ship Tickets: The Basics of Your Contract With The Cruise Line

If you were the victim of a cruise ship accident and were injured, here are some things you need to know. First, if you or a family member suffered an injury, you may be eligible for compensation from the cruise line that you sailed with. This compensation could range from...

11 Questions Your Cruise Ship Accident Lawyer Will Ask You

We understand the pain, frustration and uncertainty a personal injury can inflict. We’ve worked with injured clients for more than 25 years and their personal stories have become our stories. That is why we work so hard to protect the legal rights of everyone we work with. As someone suffering...

Dozens of Cruise Ship Passengers Injured in Sliding Door Accidents

This was not an isolated incident Apparently, the sliding doors that injured James Hausman -- a cruise ship passenger on Holland America's M/S Amsterdam -- had a record of hitting and injuring other passengers. According to evidence presented to a jury in the U.S. District Court in Seattle, dozens of other...

Jury Awards Hurt Cruise Ship Passenger $21 Million

Holland America Cruise Line ended up on the wrong end of another lawsuit recently, this time to the tune of a $21 million verdict. An Illinois man was awarded $21 million in damages resulting from an injury to his head after being struck by an automatic sliding door on the...

Woman Seriously Hurt on Carnival Cruise Ship

Reports from MyFoxBoston.com tell of a New Hampshire woman who was seriously injured while aboard the Carnival Cruise Ship Victory. The report was posted Sept. 14, 2015. According to the report, the woman from Pembroke New Hampshire was traveling with her boyfriend. The injury occurred during a fall in which...

Real Cruise Ship Passenger Injuries from August 2015

Real Injuries Happen to Real People At Waks and Barnett, P.A. we speak with cruise ship passengers each and every week about their injuries. Our firm is a cruise ship injury law firm and we work for our clients to help them get compensation from the cruise lines for accidents...

Concerns from Injured Passengers and Crew

Our cruise injury law firm is contacted each week by both passengers and crew members who have suffered injuries. Some of these injuries are caused simply by accidents. Some are caused due to the negligence or lack of care on part of the cruise line or its employees. And, some...