Injured on a Cruise Ship?
Follow these steps – a helpful guide from Waks and Barnett, P.A. – Cruise Ship Injury Attorneys
If you’ve been injured on a cruise ship, there are certain actions you’ll want to take.
Your goal should be both to protect yourself and your health immediately following the accident.
You also want to protect your rights and your ability to file a lawsuit – this often means acting immediately as well.
Take note of the circumstances surrounding your injury
When we talk with victims of cruise ship accidents, it’s the details that are important. The
circumstances surrounding your injury will help us understand if you have a potential case
against the cruise line.
Write down the contact information of anyone involved in the accident or anyone who was a witness to the incident. This is not easy to do, but the information can be extremely helpful. Collect names, telephone numbers and emails of these passengers or crew members.
Take photographs of the scene and your injury. This will give our attorneys a frame of reference when researching the case and may offer clues to why the accident occurred (even if the scene has changed for some reason). A visual image of the scene may also help you recall specific details.
A written report of the accident should be filed with the cruise ship. It’s also important that you get a copy of that report. This incident report will be extremely helpful to a lawyer evaluating your case.
Let an attorney help you with your cruise line injury claim
At Waks and Barnett, P.A. we are experienced cruise ship injury attorneys. Our firm works hard to help victims of cruise ship and other boating related accidents to file lawsuits if appropriate and obtain compensation for their injuries.
If your or someone you know was injured or became sick while on a cruise vacation, call us today to schedule a consultation.
We’re here to help you. Contact us at 800-905-2891.