Navigating A Course To Justice
The family of an Illinois mother who was killed in a parasailing accident has filed a second lawsuit naming more defendants in the case. Initially, they had filed a single lawsuit against the company that ran the parasailing excursion. The lawsuit now names the captain of the boat and the resort where the parasailing excursion was offered. The captain has…
A boat captain has been found guilty of vessel homicide in a case that took the life of a 56-year-old man from New York. According to the details of the case, the victim was operating a Yamaha personal watercraft when the larger vessel overtook him and traveled over his boat at a high rate of speed. The incident occurred in…
Boating accidents can occur for a number of reasons, but usually, some form of negligence results in injury to other boaters. When you are injured in a boating accident, a skilled personal injury attorney familiar with boating accidents can help you file a claim against the negligent party. You will want to move quickly on filing a lawsuit. Below, we’ll…
A commercial real estate broker is facing charges after a boating accident turned deadly, according to a recent news article. The incident occurred in the Florida Keys. The broker is facing two charges of recklessly driving his boat, boat misdemeanors. The parents of the decedent are upset at the light charges and seem likely to file a lawsuit against the…
The parents of a 15-year-old who died in a boat accident have filed a lawsuit against several parties including the driver of the boat. The 15-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene when the boat he was on was struck by another boat. The parents of the decedent allege that the operator of the boat was intoxicated at the time…
Cruise ships are one big premises. It stands to reason then that many of the rules that govern premises liability apply to cruise ships as well. In fact, cruise ships incur liability in a number of ways. Cruise ships incur the same sort of liability as hotels, amusement parks, and other major attractions. When you’re injured aboard a cruise ship,…
Hundreds of customers have filed complaints against Vantage Deluxe World Travel over last-minute cancellations of their cruise trips. The company is now facing a class-action lawsuit filed by many of its customers. The Massachusetts attorney general has fielded at least 818 complaints filed by former customers. 181 of those complaints were filed this year. The AG’s office said it would…
Cruise ships are like large floating cities, so they take on all of the liabilities of several major industries. In other words, there are plenty of ways to file a lawsuit against a cruise ship. That being said, the cruise industry is immensely profitable, and injured victims have an uphill battle when filing a claim. Further, injuries that do occur,…
This story made headlines all across the United States. A grandfather held up his granddaughter atop a window that he believed was closed. The window, however, was open, and when the grandfather let go, the child fell to her death. The family blamed Royal Caribbean for leaving windows open in the child’s play area. However, the grandfather was charged with…
March 31st, 2023 was the last day that the Skypad Attraction was in operation aboard Royal Caribbean cruise ships. The iconic attraction was mothballed after a personal injury lawsuit and closure due to weather. The attraction allowed guests to bounce around on an extremely buoyant trampoline inside of an orange sphere tethered to bungee cords. Further, there is a virtual…