You’re finally going on the family vacation of your dreams, a 7-night cruise throughout the Bahamas, but the excitement is cut short when a family member slips and falls while onboard. So, what exactly can you do? In 2016, the United States cruise industry had a $126 billion worldwide economic…
Articles Posted in Cruise Ship Injury
Deadly Dressers
Dressers leading to the death of small children sounds like a bad horror film. However, this unfortunate series of events has been a reality for at least three families so far. Sold in several small pieces requiring extensive instruction and a bit of time are the typical furnishings purchased from…
Advocating for Your Injured Child
Sometimes a very unfortunate event affects those who cannot advocate for themselves because they are under the age of 18. If your child is injured on a playground, in a car accident, in a bicycle accident, at a store or in any way that results in a physical injury to…
Do I Still Have a Claim or Am I Out of Time?
Someone rear ends you or hits you as your driving down the street. At the moment you don’t notice any pain or obvious injuries but as the weeks go on you notice discomfort in your neck, back, knees or other parts of your body. A common misconception among those injured…
Do I Need a Personal Injury Lawyer?
Personal injury law is utilized when someone causes physical harm to another and the injured wants to be made whole or compensated for that injury. The experienced attorneys at Friedland | Carmona provide free consultations to those who believe they may have a case and are seeking more information on…
Cruise Ship Stomach Bug Forces Several Passengers to File Suit
Passengers aboard a P&O Cruises luxury liner are suing the cruise ship company after passengers reported contracting a stomach bug that made many of the passengers missing large chunks of the expensive trip. Lawyers that were consulted on the case have looked into past experiences aboard the same cruise liner,…
One Boy Dead, Another Hospitalized after Cruise Ship Pool Incident
Two young boys, ages four and six, had to be rescued from a cruise ship swimming pool off the coast of North Carolina Monday. The six-year-old boy was revived and transported to a hospital; the four-year-old boy was pronounced dead. Norwegian Cruise Line posted on its Facebook page that the…
Young Boy in Orlando Hospital After Near-Drowning Incident Aboard Disney Cruise Line
A four-year-old boy is in an Orlando hospital after nearly drowning on a cruise ship while it was docked at Port Canaveral. The child was aboard the Disney Fantasy cruise ship Saturday afternoon before it embarked on a journey through the Caribbean. Rena Langley, Disney Cruise Line spokeswoman, stated that…
Five Crewmembers Killed While Performing Safety Drill on Cruise Ship
Five crewmembers aboard a British-operated cruise ship died Sunday while attempting to perform a safety drill in a lifeboat. Three other crewmembers suffered relatively minor injuries. None of the almost one-thousand five-hundred passengers were involved or injured in the accident. The Thomson Majesty cruise ship docked at the island port…
Passenger Sexually Assualted Aboard Cruise Ship, Files Suit In Miami
A former Royal Caribbean Cruise passenger known only as S.M. filed a federal lawsuit this month, alleging that she was attacked and sexually assaulted aboard a New Year’s cruise. On January 1 the passenger was attacked while aboard the Navigator of the Seas on an Eastern European cruise. In her…