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Daily Business Review

Cruise Spa Claims Cosmetologist Withheld Preexisting Medical Condition

A Miami judge agrees a cruise spa operator was entitled to cut off medical expenses to a former employee.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Why Crime on the High Seas Affects Us All

Crime and exploitation at sea may seem like a distant problem but it hits closer to home than most people know.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Slave Ships: When Mutiny Matters

In their Admiralty Law column, James E. Mercante and Kristin E. Poling discuss how federal courts helped right some serious maritime wrongs, with decisions paving the way for landmark Supreme Court rulings such as the Amistad.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

COVID Meets Maritime: Strange Bedfellows

While most maritime clauses and laws are ancient and steeped in history, we may be on top of the wave of a brand new clause, the COVID 2020 Force Majeure clause, as discussed by James E. Mercante in his Admiralty Law column.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Carnival Corp. Hacked; Guest and Worker Information Accessed

The attack accessed an encrypted portion of technology systems for one of the cruise line's brands and certain data files were downloaded, the company said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Idiosyncratic Realities': Appeals Court Leaves Medical Damages for Cruise Injuries to Juries

Reviewing a question for the first time, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit puts its faith in juries when it comes to deciding medical damages for cruise injuries.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

California Court Kicks Out Coronavirus Case Against Cruise Line

Princess Cruise Lines, a subsidiary of Carnival, was one of the first cruise lines to garner worldwide attention regarding its handling of the coronavirus after a number of passengers aboard the Grand Princess tested positive.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Carnival Hit With First Shareholder Class Action Over COVID-19 Outbreaks

The suit, filed Wednesday, is the first shareholder class action against Carnival Corp., which faces lawsuits over emotional distress, medical expenses and deaths relating to COVID-19 outbreaks on board its cruise ships.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

A Miami Lawyer Collapsed in Court, Then Learned She Had a Rare Illness That Left Her Paralyzed

Guillain-Barré syndrome is a rare neurological disorder. The body's immune system mistakenly attacks its nervous system, causing muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Watch Your Step: Court Reinstates Case Against Carnival Over Passenger's Fall

A woman walking behind her husband on the Carnival Pride tripped over a deck chair leg in a narrow walkway.
3 minute read

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