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May
Carnival Cruises’ attempt to prohibit an injured American crewmember from bringing a lawsuit under United States law and having a jury decide his case has been defeated by the Brais
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Mar
As reported by Maritimelawblog last month, fire broke out in the engine room of the Costa cruise ship ALLEGRA on February 27th while sailing in the Indian Ocean. The ALLEGRA,
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Feb
The Costa cruise ship ALLEGRA suffered a fire causing the vessel to lose propulsion off the coast of Seychelles in the Indian Sea Monday, February 27, 2012. The fire was
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Jan
The 4,232 passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia grounded after it struck a rock formation near the Italian island of Giglio on Friday, January 13, 2012. At the time of this
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Dec
For years courts have denied the ability of injured crew members’ spouses to bring lawsuits for loss of consortium against ship owners. Given the recent Supreme Court decision of Townsend
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