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Imagine the most amazing cruise vacation you can. You probably envision embarking on a beautiful cruise ship and spending your days enjoying time with your family, visiting new island locations and simply just relaxing. But what happens if you have a medical problem – or worse, a medical emergency? Will...
On March 1, a federal jury awarded one of our clients more than $2 million in damages. The passenger, a 47 year old man from Trinidad and Tobago claimed that the Norwegian Cruise Lines medical staff was negligent in failing to provide proper treatment after diagnosing him with a heart...
Recently we had an inquiry from a cruise ship worker who had been diagnosed with COPD a chronic lung disease. Their question to our firm was, "should I continue working?" The reality was that with a question like this, more details need to be known. As cruise ship injury attorneys,...
Recently, we had a family member of passenger reach out to ask about a possible claim against one of the larger, more popular cruise lines -- Royal Caribbean. The parent of the family member (also a passenger) was asking about medical mistreatment. Could they sue the cruise line? Generally, medical...
News reports like this one, say Princess Cruises, The Star Princess, is dealing with a new Nororvirus Outbreak. According to the report: Dozens of cruise ship passengers have been quarantined on Maui after a norovirus outbreak. The Star Princess is currently docked at Lahaina About 30 people are quarantined in...
More coverage and opinion regarding Franza v. Royal Caribbean, this time in Workboat.com. Read the article here. Waks and Barnett, P.A. was instrumental in pushing this case toward the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of its client. The resulting decision, allowing victims of medical malpractice and negligence by...
A significant decision favors injured cruise ship passengers In what can be considered a 'major victory' for cruise ship passengers, a new ruling now allows those passengers, who were victims of medical malpractice by the doctors and medical staff of the cruise line, to sue the cruise lines and its...
New Federal Appellate Court Decision Allows for Medical Malpractice Claims Against Cruise Lines In an opinion published Nov. 10, 2014 in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, cruise lines can now be held vicariously liable when the negligence of the ship's doctors, nurses and other medical...
According to news reports in San Diego, a man was airlifted from the Carnival Cruise Ship Inspiration to a hospital in San Diego. 34-year-old man suffering from appendicitis symptoms aboard a cruise ship was evacuated to a San Diego hospital Sunday for emergency medical treatment. Crew members aboard the cruise...
No company wants to be sued - especially the cruise lines. It's bad for business; the publicity is bad and too many lawsuits may turn away prospective passengers. But injuries happen on cruise ships (and more often than most passengers realize). Limiting Liablity So what do cruise lines do to...