Bodies of Missing Student and Charter Mate Recovered
Jie Luo, a 21-year-old Colorado State student went missing March 14 after he and four others decided to go swimming jumping off a chartered yacht. Luo and the four other
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Florida Federal Court Allows Jury to Decide Case Cruise Excursion Personal Injury Case
This case concerns a passenger who participated in a seven-day cruise aboard the Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas cruise ship. The passenger booked a shore excursion through Royal Caribbean
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Jan
Miami Federal Court to Determine Whether Dismissal of Crewmember’s Personal Injury Arbitration Claim Violates United States Public Policy
The major cruise lines insert a provision into their crewmember employment contracts requiring any dispute between them and their seamen employees, including personal injury claims, to resolved at arbitration. Often
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Jan
Carnival Cruise Passenger Alcohol Related Death Case to Proceed to Jury
A Southern District of Florida judge has recently allowed a case concerning the death of a Carnival Cruise passenger to proceed to the jury. This case involves couple who were
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Jan
French Passenger Overboard MSC Divina
Authorities are reporting a 74-year-old passenger on-board MSC Divina is missing and presumed overboard. The man’s disappearance comes just days after a 22-year-old man and a 74-year-old woman went overboard
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