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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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6/10/2006 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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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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4/19/2006 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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3/22/2006 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 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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