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Skydiver Suffering Parachute Malfunction Saved by Daring Instructor. Then, He Needed Saving, Too.
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Royal Caribbean Set to Purchase Resort in Bahamas. What to Know.
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Health Officials Warn of a New Strain of Norovirus Following Three Recent Outbreaks on Cruise Ships
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Man Convicted of Cruise Ship Sexual Assault Sentenced. What to Know.
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Passengers Banned from Carnival Cruise Lines After Brawl Breaks Out on Ship in Galveston, Texas.
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Teen Faces Felony Charge After Violent Outburst on Cruise Ship Elevator. What to Know.
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CDC’s Cruise Ship Health Inspectors Laid Off. How Will This Impact the Cruise Industry?
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Carnival Cruise Passenger Allegedly Raped by Junkanoo Beach Jet Ski Operator. What to Know.
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Want to Sue a Cruise Line in Florida? Leesfield & Partners has 48 Years of Experience Doing Just That.
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Two Men Charged for Sexually Abusing Teen on Royal Caribbean Cruise, officials say
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Cruise Passenger Speaks Out After Having Four Strokes Aboard Ship. What are Some Common Symptoms?
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Cruise Line Narrowly Misses Failed Health Inspection, CDC says. What to Know about Leesfield & Partners’ Cruise Cases.
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Passenger Could Face Criminal Charges After Trying to Board Ship in Aruba. What to Know.
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Leesfield & Partners Files Lawsuit Against Royal Caribbean After Passenger Shatters Spine in Jet Ski Crash
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Viral Video of Thrill-Seeking Cruise Ship Activity Leaves Viewers Skeptical. What do You Think?
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Over 100 Passengers Sick at Ship Docked at Florida Port. What to Know.
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Man Sentenced to Prison After Sexually Assaulting Teen on Cruise Ship.
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So, You Want to File a Cruise Ship Personal Injury Claim? Leesfield & Partners Has You Covered.
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Cruise Ship Docked at PortMiami This Week Made Headlines. See Why.
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Doctors: He Can ‘Barely Lift His Arm Away from His Body.’ Leesfield & Partners Secure Confidential Settlement for Injured Cruise Ship Passenger.
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Boaters, Dog Stranded After Cruise Ship Sinks Vessel in Florida. What to Know.
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Cruise Ships Break Multiple Bahamian Records in 2024. Leesfield & Partners Has Spent Decades Representing Injured Cruise Passengers.
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Cruise Ships Reports Worst Year for Stomach Sickness Onboard in Over a Decade
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At least four dead from cruise-related incidents on various cruise lines, officials say.
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Cruise ship worker accused with possessing child sex abuse material caught by police at Port Everglades, officials say
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Royal Caribbean Cruise Passenger Accused of Verbally Attacking Crew Dies in Security’s Custody.
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College Athlete Convicted of attacking 17-year-old on Carnival Cruise Ship, officials say
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Cruise Passenger Reports to Miami-Dade Police Rape by Crew Members. What to Know.
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Fire Breaks Out on Cruise Ship with Headquarters in Miami. What to Know.
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Man Accused in Cruise Fight Gets Jail Time. What’s a Cruise Line’s Duty in Protecting Passengers?
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A College’s Year-Long Study Discovered Cruise Ship’s Effects in Key West was ‘like having 32 hurricanes.’ What to Know.
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Over 100 people sue after cruise ship illness. Now, the cruise line is being accused of downplaying the numbers.
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Photos Show Fallout of Bad Weather Damage to Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship
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Cruise Ship Passenger Evacuated Amid Medical Crisis. Here’s What You Need to Know About Most Cruise Lines.
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Hurricane-Force Winds Injure Cruise Ship Passenger. What Do These Companies Owe Their Passengers?
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Illinois Man Killed During Cruise To The Bahamas. Now, His Friend Is Facing Felony Charges.
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Outbreaks of Legionnaires’ Disease Linked Back to Two Cruise Ships, CDC says.
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Critics Rave Over Cruise Ship Doctor TV Show. Leesfield & Partners Knows the Reality is Starkly Different
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Woman Charged, Accused of Assaulting Fellow Passengers Aboard Florida Cruise Ship
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Following Social Media Couple’s Controversy on Cruise Ship, Royal Caribbean Banned this Baby Item. What to Know.
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At Least 180 Passengers Fell Ill Aboard Royal Caribbean International’s Radiance of the Seas. What Happened to Them?
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Boy, 8, Evacuated from Cruise Ship in Medical Emergency This Week. Many Others Not So Lucky.
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Popular Tiktokers blasted online for allegedly leaving children alone in cruise cabins, monitoring them on FaceTime. Don’t be fooled, this isn’t a “parenting hack”
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Boy Dies on Cruise Docked in Texas After Falling from Interior Balcony
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Man accused of filming child in Florida mall restroom faces charges, police say. A Look at Similar Cruise Ship Cases.
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Florida Man Connected to “Autism on the Seas” Accused of Sexually Abusing a Minor on a Cruise Ship
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Man Accused in Cruise Passenger’s Rape Faces Charges Following Weekend Cruise, Officials Say
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Doctor mistakenly removes man’s liver instead of his spleen. Now, his wife is planning to sue.
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From a ‘Massive Brawl’ to Financial Crimes: A Look at Recent Criminal and Dangerous Activity Aboard Cruise Ships
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Largest cruise ship in the world makes headlines, stuns online viewers. Should passengers be wary of ‘floating cities?’
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Man In Coma For 42 Days After Seeing Florida Doctor Is Eerily Similar To Cruise Ship Cases. A Look Back At Previous Medical Malpractice In The Cruise Ship Industry
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Hotel And Cruise Ship Security – How Responsible Are These Companies When It Comes To Protecting Their Customers?
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Data shows cruise crime rates have dropped in the first half of 2024. Here’s a look at Leesfield & Partners’ experience with this growing industry
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Disney Cruise Line Announces New Ship – What to Know
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Athens Convention, Shore Excursion Limitations, and Barbetta Rule: What to know about cruise ship litigation
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A Look at the Fine Print: How Cruise Lines and Water Sport Rental Companies Find Ways to Avoid Liability & Protect Themselves
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Carnival Cruise Lines Set to Add Three Massive Ships to Fleet – What You Should Know
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As summer ends, thousands of families will flock to PortMiami for cruises. Here’s what to know if you are injured
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Man’s family awarded $2 million in lawsuit after he died from burn at Kentucky motel. What do places like hotels and cruise ships owe customers?
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Leesfield & Partners Wants You To Stay Safe This Summer. Here Are A Few Summer Safety Tips
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Water parks and cruise lines see dollar signs, not people. How these industries leave patrons vulnerable to injury
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Cruise ships set to plug into power in Port Miami, attracting more ships to the area. Leesfield & Partners suspects a major problem
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Georgia woman tells news outlets how Carnival Cruise Ship left her stranded and sedated in Dominican Republic hospital with no way of getting home
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Leesfield & Partners: A History of Protecting Cruise Ship Guests and Employees from Corporations.
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Leesfield & Partners secures $7.25 million following death of passenger during cruise excursion
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$5.5 Million Recovery for European Passenger in Medical Malpractice Case Against Cruise Line – Leesfield & Partners Busts the Athens Convention’s Cap on Damages
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Was your Jones Act case improperly removed?
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Malpractice of cruise ship doctor searching Google for what to do results in $3,337,500 arbitration award against cruise line
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A rising tide in cruise line, maritime and boating accidents – The cruise industry has re-opened!
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Is it safe to get back on board? Resuming cruise travel post COVID-19 pandemic:
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UPDATE- Leesfield & Partners speaks to NBC MIAMI about its latest lawsuit against Royal Caribbean
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How long do you have to file a personal injury lawsuit against a cruise line?
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MIAMI, FL– Leesfield & Partners files lawsuit against Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., on behalf of triple amputee toddler.
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Reckless Driver Responsible for Carnival Shore Excursion Crash in the Bahamas
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Seaplanes collide in mid-air during Alaskan cruise shore excursion resulting in multiple Princess cruise passengers’ fatalities – Did the pilots violate the See and Avoid rule?
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Leesfield & Partners files lawsuit against cruise line Holland America on behalf of stroke victim
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Can I sue a cruise line for personal injury? What you should know!
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Cruise passenger fatally injured during zip line shore excursion incident in Honduras
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Sexual Assault remains the most frequently reported crime occurring on cruise ships
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When Cruise Excursions Go Wrong
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A History of Tragic Bus Accidents Involving Cruise Passengers
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Cruise Ship / Maritime Highlights 2017
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Injured children on cruise ships often caused by ship’s inadequate or unsafe equipment and crewmembers’ failure to supervise
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More cruise ship injuries, deaths and incidents as safety practices become more lax.
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Has your cruise become an amusement park to the detriment of safety?
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Fatal Incident aboard the Harmony of Seas Royal Caribbean cruise ship – Crew Member Injuries
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The Maritime Limitation Action – When you cannot avoid it, Postpone it!
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Landmark case levels the playing field for cruise passengers writes Ira H. Leesfield in Miami Herald
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Leesfield & Partners wins Appeal in slip & fall case against Norwegian Cruise Line – Sorrels v. NCL
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Wrongful Death of Theresa Meuers during a Cruise Shore Excursion in Belize
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Cruise lines finally liable for medical malpractice committed on cruise ships
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Female cruise passenger raped and beaten by Cruise Ship employee
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Third fatal drowning on a Cruise Ship in the last year
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Crime remains greatest concern for Cruise Ship Industry
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Carnival Cruise welcomed passengers knowing a fire could occurr aboard the Triumph
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“It is reasonable to put a lifeguard around the pools of Cruise Ships” tells Maritime Lawyer Carol Finklehoffe to CBS This Morning
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Child drowns in swimming pool of Carnival Cruise Ship Victory
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CLIA’s newly adopted Cruise Passengers Bill of Rights is nothing more than window cleaning
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Disney crewmember evades justice after sexually molesting 11-year-old child on cruise ship
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Injured on a cruise ship? You need a cruise ship injury lawyer!
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Navigating the Obstacles Created by Cruise Lines in Shore Excursion Tragedies
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Third stranded Carnival Cruise Ship prompts U.S. Senator’s open letter to Carnival’s CEO Micky Arison
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Media storm necessary in shedding light on glaring shortcomings of Cruise safety?
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Can I sue Carnival Cruise Lines for the Carnival Triumph fire?
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Fire on Carnival Cruise Ship for the second time – Cruise Passengers stranded in the middle of the ocean
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Court dismisses case against Costa Concordia based on forum non conveniens
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Death of Cruise Ship employee of Miami-Based Cruise Line
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Slip and Fall on a Cruise Ship – Not a rare occurrence
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Boat Captain indicted in the death of Celebrity Cruises Passenger killed in Parasailing Accident
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Former Assistant Cruise Director for Norwegian Cruise Line sentenced to 9 years in Federal Prison on Child Pornography Charges
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Indictment following the cruise gang rape of 15-year-old girl
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Cruise Line and Cruise Captain responsible for Costa Concordia Tragedy
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Princess Cruises Launches Media Blitz to try to Absolve itself of Guilt from Stranded Fisherman
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Horrifying details emerge in gang-rape of 15-year-old female passenger
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Cruise passenger arrested for raping 15-year-old girl on Carnival Sensation
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36 Cruise Passengers involved in bus accident on way to cruise excursion
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New arrest of Celebrity Cruises crew member over rape of passenger
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Costa Concordia’s black box reveals Captain screamed “I F’d up” to a superior
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FBI and Cruise Line Industry hand in hand hiding cruise ship crimes from crime database?
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Cruise ship employee sentenced to 18 months in jail for sexual abuse on 14-year-old passenger
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Hypocrisy continues to plague Cruise Industry
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Alleged rapist pleads guilty to sexual assault charges on minor cruise passenger
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Chilling accounts from four Costa Concordia survivors
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10 things you must know before boarding a cruise ship
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Lawsuit filed against Princess Cruises for failing to aid drifting vessel resulting in the wrongful death of 16-year-old
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Princess Cruise’s failure to render assistance magnified by latest rescue
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Costa Cruise Lines’ lack of safety practice leads to the hiring of unfit Captain
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New cruise safety policies fail to address the lessons learned from Costa Concordia tragedy
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Cruise ship’s failure to aid drifting vessel results in deaths of two stranded boaters
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Celebrity Cruises Continues to Sell Parasailing Excursions Despite Death and Catastrophic Injuries to Cruise Passengers
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Another Crew Member Pleads Guilty to Sexual Rape Charges of Minor Passenger on Royal Caribbean Cruise
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Norwegian Cruise Line’s crewmember arrested after having sex with 16-year-old female passenger
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Dispute between Deceased Passenger and Cruise Employee Caught on Tape
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Lawsuit Filed against Celebrity Cruises and Parasail Operator for the Wrongful Death of Cruise Passenger
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Cruise Passenger who fell off the Allure of the Seas was not suicidal
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Family of Deceased Cruise Passenger Seeks Information from Fellow Cruisers
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Fire breaks out on the Regent Seven Seas Voyager in the middle of Severe Storm in the Tasman Sea
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Another Death of 30 year-old Royal Caribbean Cruise Passenger
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Liability of Cruise Line for Serving Alcohol to Cruise Passengers
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Reasons for Death of Carnival Cruise Ship Passenger Remain Unknown
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Cruise Passenger Dies after Slip and Fall on Cruise Ship
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Death of Cruise Passenger on the Carnival Fantasy in the Bahamas
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Delayed Evacuation Caused Costa Concordia Cruise Passenger Fatalities
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What are Costa Concordia Cruise Passengers’ Rights under the Athens Convention?
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Communication with Port Authority Confirms Costa Concordia’s Captain Abandoned Ship
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Leesfield & Partners leads the way in Protecting the Rights of Cruise Ship Passengers
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Grounding of Cruise Ship in the Bahamas forcing evacuation of passengers
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Captain of capsized cruise ship detained for manslaughter and abandoning ship
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Alleged Rapist of Cruise Passenger Luiz Scavone held without Bail
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Timeline of Events of the Sunk Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Disaster
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Alleged Cruise Ship Rapist Asks Judge to be Released
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Raped Canadian Cruise Passenger Reaches Multi-Million Dollar Settlement
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Cruise Ship Passenger Raped Aboard Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas
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Cruise Ship Litigation – A Case Law Update
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Flowrider Waiver Ruled Unenforceable in Case of Injured Passenger – Johnson v. Royal Caribbean Cruises
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Celebrity Cruises Terminates Parasail Excursion After Death of Passenger
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Cruise Ship Passenger Dies after Falling Overboard
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Wrongful Death Case of Cruise Ship Passenger Reaches Confidential Settlement with Miami Cruise Line
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