22

Dec

Injured Crewmember Allowed to Pursue Punitive Damages Against Carnival Cruises

Brais & Brais’ maritime attorneys have the privilege to represent former crewmember Edward Florian in a lawsuit against Carnival Cruises. Mr. Florian injured his back while working as a galley

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27

Nov

The Jones Act and Foreign Seafarers

Our lawyers represent crewmembers and seafarers from all over the world. One of the first questions that must be answered when a client contacts the law firm is whether United

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20

Sep

Brais & Brais Successful in Remanding a Crewmember’s Jones Act Negligence Claim to Miami, Florida State Court for Jury Trial in a Post Lindo v. NCL World

For the past six years, cruise lines such as Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and Norwegian (NCL) have attempted to require their crewmembers who get hurt on the job to forgo

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15

Aug

Can a Cruise Line Fire Me for Filing a Personal Injury Lawsuit?

Our clients often ask us if their employer (whether it is a cruise line or shipping firm) can fire them for simply filing a maritime personal injury lawsuit. Our answer

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4

Mar

Miami Federal Court Finds Carnival Cruise Lines’ Arbitration Provision Null & Void and Allows Jury Trial

As previously reported, many cruise lines including Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) have arbitration provisions in their crewmember / seafarer employment contracts. Depending upon the cruise

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