6

Sep

Injured Crew Members Need Not Pay Back Maintenace and Cure Benefits

A landmark case from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, Louisiana finds maritime companies are not entitled to repayment of maintenance and cure wrongly provided to injured

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4

Sep

Miami Courts Split on Whether Costa Concordia Lawsuits Will Stay in Florida

Two judges in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County Florida arrived at opposite conclusions as to whether Americans who suffered horrors in the Costa Concordia disaster can

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3

Sep

Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Arbitration Clause Found Unenforceable for American Crewmember’s Personal Injury Claim

More and more courts are finding cruise line’s personal injury arbitration agreements unenforceable when it comes to American crewmembers. The latest case comes from the Middle District of Florida wherein

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31

Aug

Cruise Injuries, Accidents & Mishaps for the Week of August 26, 2013

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida – Silversea Cruises Responses to CDC’S Discovery of Organized Effort to Hide Expired Food in Crew Cabins Silversea Cruises made its first formal response to the Centers

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29

Aug

Florida Jet Ski / WaveRunner / Sea-Doo Accident Lawyer’s Analysis of Exculpatory Clauses

Each year thousands of people come to Florida for the sun and water. Along many of Florida’s beaches are Jet Ski, WaveRunner, Sea-Doo and other personal watercraft rental companies. Often

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