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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...
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...
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...
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......
According to industry reports, Florida is the country's No. 1 cruise state, with direct spending of $6.7 billion and 130,950 jobs that generated $5.76 billion in income. More cruises depart and arrive at Florida ports than anywhere else in the country. As well, many of the top cruise lines are...
If you've been injured on a cruise ship and are seeking legal action against the cruise line, you're most likely going to need to file your case in Florida. This is a requirement within the ticketing contract that you signed in order to book your cruise. In the contract, there...
Can a passenger sue a cruise line if they contracted meningitis while on a cruise? Can crew members also sue the cruise line they work for if they got meningitis while working on the cruise ship? Those are two questions our maritime attorneys have been asked over the last few...
Reports over the last 48 hours have shown that 4 crew members aboard the MSC Orchestra contracted bacterial meningitis infections. As a precaution, more than 2,500 passengers and more than 950 crew members were being treated. It seems the news was originally posted by SeaTrade Insider. As related by USA Today, meningitis is......
Important Note About Settling With A Cruise Line Without Hiring An Attorney Many of the provisions that are often included in a cruise passenger’s ticket limit the purchaser’s rights and the amount of time allotted for filing a claim is brief. Also, once you are given a ticket, a binding...
Bringing a lawsuit to a cruise ship operation can be a little tricky. Unlike a traditional lawsuit suing a business in one’s home town or community or place of work, a cruise ship business frequently involves issues that occur in the ocean while the boat is in transit. As a...