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6/29/2006 5:49:00 PM | 1994 Outbreak on Cruise Ship Horizon Results in Jury Award to ... 
=(0) The recent spate of gastrointestinal virus outbreaks on cruise ships is not a new phenomenon; in 1994 there was an outbreak of the far more dangerous Legionnaires' Disease on a Celebrity Cruise Line ship. Sixteen passengers on nine separate departures were affected, with one death. Passengers filed individual and class action lawsuits aga...
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6/15/2006 11:23:00 AM | State suing cruise line over Bermuda trip diverted to Canada =(0) The State of New Jersey is suing Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines after it changed the destination of a cruise from Bermuda to Atlantic Canada because of stormy weather, and refused to refund passengers if they elected not to go. They also allegedly refused to refund the difference in cost of a cruise to Canada compared to Bermuda except for port fees ...
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6/10/2006 2:25:00 AM | Passengers, crew fall sick with Norwalk-type virus =(0) A Celebrity Cruise ship sailing from Seattle to Alaska was affected with the gastrointestinal virus that has been cropping up on cruise ships worldwide. It is generally suspected that the virus is brought on board by a passenger, and spreads quickly in close quarters. Those who fell ill were quarantined to their cabins until they recovere...
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5/31/2006 8:02:00 PM | Second cruise ship struck by virus =(0) Two reports recently of cruises hit with norovirus outbreaks have affected the British cruise industry. The most recent, the Sea Princess which sailed from Southampton, had to cut short its Mediterranean tour because of the acute, violent gastroenteritis outbreak. The cruise line has offered passengers a 30% refund. ............
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5/22/2006 10:34:00 PM | Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in NY in Lake George Capsizing =(0) One more wrongful death lawsuit has been filed because of the tourboat accident on Lake George NY last fall. The Ethan Allen capsized with 47 senior citizens from Michigan and Ohio on board, and 20 died. The estate of Stephanie Christine Przybylski filed the recent suit, against Shoreline Cruise Inc, and the boat's captain, and other def...
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5/15/2006 9:08:00 AM | Suing a cruise line may require a 2nd trip =(0) Residents of coastal areas in the US outside of Florida who take cruises from local ports may have a problem if they later have occasion to sue the cruiseline. Many cruiselines can only be sued in the State of Florida, as that is their home base. That means that plaintiffs, witnesses, experts, and anyone else who must testify has to physi...
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4/27/2006 5:04:00 AM | Flint-area family blames man's death on cruise company =(0) The family of a 21 year old man who died last year following an illness on a cruise ship is planning to sue the cruise line, Carnival Corp. He became ill with norovirus, a gastro-intestinal ailment that stems from improper sanitation among food handlers, and died of complications shortly after returning home. A Carnival spokesman said not...
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4/20/2006 8:04:00 PM | Canadian Woman Sues NCL for Death of Husband on 2005 Cruise =(0) A Canadian woman is suing Norwegian Cruise Lines over the death of her husband during a cruise in April 2005. She claims his abdominal illness was wrongly diagnosed and that his evacuation to a medical facility in Mexico was delayed. Furthermore the treatment he received there was inadequate. He ultimately bled to death from an esophageal...
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4/19/2006 12:49:00 PM | Risk of stomach bug is greater on longer cruises, study finds =(0) A new study finds that the relative risk of contracting a stomach virus on a cruise rises with the length of the trip. The illness rate (per passenger-day) almost doubled for a two to three week cruise as compared to a cruise of a week or less. The virus in question, norovirus, probably comes on the ship with passengers or crew who are al...
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3/28/2006 2:56:00 PM | Group plans on suing Carnival Cruise Lines =(0) Three couples ejected from a Carnival Cruise ship in the Bahamas plan to sue the cruise line. The couples were asked to leave the ship, according to Carnival Cruise Line, because they were verbally abusive and threatening to the staff of the ship. After a seven hour departure delay caused the group to lose the opportunity and the deposit on a sched...
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3/22/2006 9:08:00 AM | Suit says girl assaulted on cruise =(0) Disney Cruise Lines faces a lawsuit by the parents of a young girl allegedly sexually assaulted by a crew member. The assaulted supposedly took place aboard the Disney Wonder in October. Both the girl and her parents boarded the ship in Port Canaveral to set sail to the Bahamas. Court papers report that the crew member not only sexually assaulted ...
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3/20/2006 4:43:00 AM | BEHIND THE LAWSUITS =(0) When employees or guests sue the cruise ship industry, they typically use lawyers who are well versed in maritime law and other statutes that are applicaple to cruise ship lawsuits. The Jones Act and the Death on the High Seas act are both crucial in any cruise ship litigation and highlight the necessity of choosing a qualified attorney who underst...
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3/20/2006 3:07:00 AM | Miami center for litigation against cruise lines =(0) Cruise ship lawsuits are becoming more and more common with over 2,000 lawsuits having been filed in South Florida in the last five years. Interestingly, most of these lawsuits have been filed by a small group of attorneys who are focusing in on cruise ship litigation. These cruise ship lawyers represent both employees and guests of the cruise line...
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3/7/2006 2:25:00 PM | Cruise ship passengers consider class action =(0) After being forced to bypass two ports due to mechanical failure, passengers on the P&O Cruise Line out of Malacca Straights. While P&O offered passangers $350.00 for their inconvenience, the sheer cost of the cruise makes that a token gesture. Factioing in the time lost for vacationers and the possibility of this being people's yearly vacation th...
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