Personal Injury Law News
- Examiner – January 12, 2012 - Ship Small Prompts Lawsuit Against Cruise Line More than 200 persons have filed a 'class action type' lawsuit against a cruise line because of problems with odors and poor hygiene when they sailed two years ago. British based Thomson Cruises experienced problems on their flagship, the Dream, and passengers that sailed between May and October, 2010 have filed the suit.
- USAToday – Bahamas – January 12, 2012 - Electronic Cruise Runs Aground in the Bahamas To any driver who has ever yelled: "Turn that music down or I'm going to have an accident!" we present the case of the MSC Poesia. According to the cruise line the accident happened at 6:50 a.m. while the 2,550-passenger ship was navigating Port Lucaya harbor near Freeport in the Grand Bahamas at low tide. It was pulled off the reef by tugboats later that evening. The incident occurred on the second day of the Holy Ship! Voyage, which featured 20 DJs blasting electronica at all hours.
- Examiner – Houston, Texas – January 1, 2012 - Dramatic Video: Coast Guard Rescues Injured Carnival Passenger Another cruise ship rescue this week, as a Coast Guard helicopter crew from Houston evacuated a 73 year old man from Carnival Triumph. This was an unusual nighttime operation on Thursday near midnight. The ship was about 120 miles off the coast of Galveston, Texas.
Sun-Sentinel – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – January 5, 2012 - Cruise Ship Rape Suspect Faces Monitoring if Freed A man from Brazil accused this week of raping a girl aboard a cruise ship will face increased monitoring if he is freed from jail, according to a Broward County judge. Luiz Scavone, 20, of Sao Paulo, was one of two suspects taken into custody at Port Everglades on Tuesday on one count of lewd and lascivious battery, according to arrest reports.
-
Recent Posts
- South Florida Personal Injury Attorney: Babies At Risk of Harm, Death With Common Items
- Teens, Professional Athletes Sidelined by Concussions, Traumatic Brain Injury; Sides Settle as Truth of Impact Becomes Clear
- Construction, Jobsite and Workplace Accidents Lead to Million-Dollar Damage Awards
- Florida Personal Injury Law Firm Calls For Florida To Save Lives By Strengthening Safety Seat Law, Requiring Booster Seats
- Auto Accident Attorney Wonders If Vehicle Defects Continue to Cause Personal Injury, Death
Recent Comments
- window 7 enterprise activation code cheap on Cruise Line Attorney: After Costa Concordia Sinking, Change ‘Muster Drill’ Laws to Prevent Death, Personal Injury
- Periodontal disease treatments on Rental Car Company Pays $1.03 Million to Family of Girl Killed in Florida in Crash
- Halklulvata on Personal Injury Attorney: Costa Cruises Grounding, Injuries & Deaths Offer Lessons For International Passengers
- Henrietta C. Patten on Auto Accident Attorney Wonders If Vehicle Defects Continue to Cause Personal Injury, Death
- video download on In Wake of Carnival Corp. Costa Concordia Sinking, Coast Guard, Industry Leaders Call for Greater Safety
Archives
Categories
- Automobile Accidents
- Charitable Efforts
- Cruise Line Injury
- Damage Awards
- Defective Products
- Elderly Abuse
- Jury Verdict
- Medical Malpractice
- Mentally Ill Abuse
- News
- Personal Injury
- Settlements
- Slip & Fall
- Sports Injuries
- Truck / Motorcycle Accidents
- Uncategorized
- Verdicts
- Workplace / Jobsite Injury
- Workplace Injury
Meta
Author Archives: David Singer
South Florida Personal Injury Attorney: Babies At Risk of Harm, Death With Common Items
From Miami to Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale to almost every corner of the world, they’re as common as kids themselves: pacifiers, plastic baby bottles, pacifiers, toys with “button” batteries and a host of items used by children – and increasingly … Continue reading
Posted in Defective Products, Personal Injury
Leave a comment
Teens, Professional Athletes Sidelined by Concussions, Traumatic Brain Injury; Sides Settle as Truth of Impact Becomes Clear
It’s not just the South Florida playing fields where the impact of concussions and serious brain injuries are being debated and weighed. While professional, amateur and high school football and hockey leagues – along with personal injury attorneys – discuss … Continue reading
Posted in Sports Injuries
Leave a comment
Construction, Jobsite and Workplace Accidents Lead to Million-Dollar Damage Awards
From South Florida to New York and around the country, damage claims for serious personal injuries suffered on the job site and construction zones are mounting from worksite injuries, construction accidents, personal injury and damages. In a recent case, a … Continue reading
Florida Personal Injury Law Firm Calls For Florida To Save Lives By Strengthening Safety Seat Law, Requiring Booster Seats
From Hollywood to Miami to anywhere cars are driven, one of the most important and effective safety devices proven to prevent car crashes, automotive accidents, personal injury and even death — aside from a smart, cautious, defensive driver — is … Continue reading
Posted in Automobile Accidents, Personal Injury
Leave a comment
Auto Accident Attorney Wonders If Vehicle Defects Continue to Cause Personal Injury, Death
Problems possibly related to Toyota vehicles accelerators and braking systems continue to cause personal injury, damages and death. In a recent report, a female bicyclist, 26, was struck and killed by a Toyota being backed out of a parking space. The … Continue reading
Posted in Automobile Accidents
1 Comment
Florida Workplace Injury Law Firm Urges Improved Work Safety Through Near-Miss Reporting
As a workplace injury, jobsite accident and personal injury attorney working in South Florida for three decades, this practice has seen the catastrophic harm such accidents can cause. Yet much of it can be avoided. While there has been general … Continue reading
Posted in Workplace / Jobsite Injury, Workplace Injury
1 Comment
Miami Maritime Attorney: SilverSea Cruise Ship Damaged in Collision, Avoids Personal Injury
A Silversea Cruises cruise liner cruising through a thick fog collided with a cargo vessel in port in Vietnam this month. No known personal injury to cruise line passengers were reported, though some injuries were sustained on the other ship. … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise Line Injury, Personal Injury
Leave a comment