How to file a lawsuit against a cruise line in 2013
Taking a cruise is most often a fun and enjoyable experience. You get to relax, participate in the ship’s activities and visit places you may have never had the opportunity to visit previously. For thousands of people every week, the cruise vacation is enjoyable. Unfortunately though, dozens of injuries also occur each week. Some of [...]
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Is safety a top priority for cruise lines?
A recent article from Cruise Industry News in their Spring 2013 editorial called Safety First offers some interesting insight into the safety concerns of large cruise ships. Most importantly – are cruise lines sacrificing safety and proper maintenance of their ships for larger, entertainment focused boats and higher revenue numbers? And what is the [...]
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Sick from Gastroenteritis or Norovirus caught on cruise ship?
Gastroenteritis. It’s probably not something most cruise ship passengers think about when booking a cruise. But like the Norovirus and other viruses, it can be spread about quickly on a cruise ship and the surrounding port operations. The viruses can lead to vomiting or watery diarrhea or both, with fevers, abdominal cramping or stomach pain [...]
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Cruise ship loses boy – lost children on cruises more common than thought
As reported at CruiseCritic.com, Norwegian Cruise lines “lost” and autistic boy for a period of time during a November 2012 cruise. Read the full article here… Lost children are relatively commonplace on cruise ship vacations. Fortunately, lost children are generally just “out of sight” for short periods – in busy pools, in crowded lobbies [...]
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Do I need to live in Florida for you to represent my cruise ship injury claim?
This is a common question we get from clients: Do I need to live in Florida for you to represent my cruise ship injury claim? The answer to that question is no, you do not need to live in Florida for Waks and Barnett to represent you against a cruise line. If you’ve been injured [...]
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Cruise Injury Lawyers Use Experience to Get Successful Verdicts Against Cruise Lines
With a combined 50 years of combined experience representing injured passengers, the attorneys at Waks and Barnett are experienced cruise ship injury lawyers who know how to protect your legal rights against the cruise lines. Our attorneys have worked against: Princess Cruise Ships Carnival Cruise Ships Norwegian Cruise Ships Celebrity Cruise Ships Royal Caribbean Cruise [...]
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Can I Sue A Cruise Ship If I Am Injured?
This is a question we receive quite often – “can I sue a cruise ship if I am injured – or was injured on a cruise?” The answer to that depends. First, if you were to bring a case against a cruise ship, it would actually be against the cruise line (the owners of the [...]
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Where will I need to sue a cruise line? Florida?
If you’ve been injured on a cruise ship and are seeking legal action against the cruise line, you’re most likely going to need to file your case in Florida. This is a requirement within the ticketing contract that you signed in order to book your cruise. In the contract, there was a clause called the [...]
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CruiseLawyers.com is now running Google Ad Words
In order to better serve potential clients who are looking for our cruise ship injury and cruise ship accident legal services, Waks & Barnett is now running a Google Ad Words advertising campaign. We will focus on driving traffic to CruiseLawyers.com with the intent of helping people better understand whether or not they might have [...]
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Florida judge rules in favor of Carnival Cruise Lines regarding Costa Concordia cruise disaster
In a recent release from the Associated Press, and carried by the Washington Post among other news sources… A judge in Florida has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Italian businesses against Miami-based Carnival Corp. over the fatal capsizing of a cruise ship off Italy’s coast. U.S. District Judge Robin Rosenbaum agreed with Carnival that the [...]
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