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2023-06-09: Updated: 2023-06-23 14:35:27 $5.5 Million Recovery for European Passenger in Medical Malpractice Case Against Cruise Line – Leesfield Scolaro Busts the Athens Convention’s Cap on Damages

By Leesfield Scolaro

2021-12-02: Updated: 2022-09-14 11:19:31 Was your Jones Act case improperly removed?

By Leesfield Scolaro

2021-10-19: Updated: 2021-10-19 13:24:27 Malpractice of cruise ship doctor searching Google for what to do results in $3,337,500 arbitration award against cruise line

By Leesfield Scolaro

2021-06-14: Updated: 2021-06-14 14:41:20 Cruise with Care II

By Leesfield Scolaro

2021-06-08: Updated: 2021-06-14 11:53:30 Cruise with Care I

By Leesfield Scolaro

2021-05-10: Updated: 2021-05-10 10:32:58 A rising tide in cruise line, maritime and boating accidents – The cruise industry has re-opened!

By Leesfield Scolaro

2021-03-12: Updated: 2021-03-16 14:15:39 Is it safe to get back on board? Resuming cruise travel post COVID-19 pandemic:

By Leesfield Scolaro

2020-09-23: Updated: 2020-09-23 11:20:33 UPDATE- Leesfield Scolaro speaks to NBC MIAMI about its latest lawsuit against Royal Caribbean

By Leesfield Scolaro

2020-09-18: Updated: 2020-11-19 11:15:38 How long do you have to file a personal injury lawsuit against a cruise line?

By Leesfield Scolaro

2020-08-07: Updated: 2020-11-06 16:44:48 MIAMI, FL– Leesfield Scolaro files lawsuit against Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., on behalf of triple amputee toddler.

By Leesfield Scolaro

2019-11-25: Updated: 2019-11-25 11:15:48 Thomas Scolaro Featured on LawDragon.com

By Leesfield Scolaro

2019-06-25: Updated: 2019-06-25 11:49:43 Reckless Driver Responsible for Carnival Shore Excursion Crash in the Bahamas

By Leesfield Scolaro

2019-05-14: Updated: 2019-05-14 10:52:48 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?

By Leesfield Scolaro

2019-02-07: Updated: 2019-02-08 11:14:14 Leesfield Scolaro files lawsuit against cruise line Holland America on behalf of stroke victim

By Leesfield Scolaro

2019-01-23: Updated: 2019-01-23 14:36:18 Can I sue a cruise line for personal injury? What you should know!

By Leesfield Scolaro

2018-07-12: Updated: 2018-07-12 11:46:40 Cruise passenger fatally injured during zip line shore excursion incident in Honduras

By Leesfield Scolaro

2018-03-29: Updated: 2018-03-29 14:20:13 Sexual Assault remains the most frequently reported crime occurring on cruise ships

By Leesfield Scolaro

2017-12-29: Updated: 2017-12-29 10:02:25 When Cruise Excursions Go Wrong

By Leesfield Scolaro

2017-12-19: Updated: 2017-12-19 17:54:36 A History of Tragic Bus Accidents Involving Cruise Passengers

By Leesfield Scolaro

2017-12-15: Updated: 2017-12-15 12:27:11 Cruise Ship / Maritime Highlights 2017

By Leesfield Scolaro

2017-10-14: Updated: 2017-10-14 15:14:35 Injured children on cruise ships often caused by ship’s inadequate or unsafe equipment and crewmembers’ failure to supervise

By Leesfield Scolaro

2017-08-18: Updated: 2017-08-18 16:56:39 More cruise ship injuries, deaths and incidents as safety practices become more lax.

By Leesfield Scolaro

2017-04-03: Updated: 2017-04-04 10:40:29 Has your cruise become an amusement park to the detriment of safety?

By Leesfield Scolaro

2016-09-13: Updated: 2016-09-13 11:23:15 Fatal Incident aboard the Harmony of Seas Royal Caribbean cruise ship – Crew Member Injuries

By Leesfield Scolaro

2016-07-22: Updated: 2016-07-22 14:00:44 The Maritime Limitation Action – When you cannot avoid it, Postpone it!

By Leesfield Scolaro

2015-09-04: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:04:49 Landmark case levels the playing field for cruise passengers writes Ira H. Leesfield in Miami Herald

By Leesfield Scolaro

2015-08-05: Updated: 2016-08-17 12:12:19 Leesfield Scolaro wins Appeal in slip & fall case against Norwegian Cruise Line – Sorrels v. NCL

By Leesfield Scolaro

2015-02-26: Updated: 2017-01-11 12:11:24 Wrongful Death of Theresa Meuers during a Cruise Shore Excursion in Belize

By Leesfield Scolaro

2014-12-23: Updated: 2018-02-14 09:37:06 Cruise lines finally liable for medical malpractice committed on cruise ships

By Leesfield Scolaro

2014-02-19: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:05:10 Female cruise passenger raped and beaten by Cruise Ship employee

By Leesfield Scolaro

2014-02-04: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:05:14 Third fatal drowning on a Cruise Ship in the last year

By Leesfield Scolaro

2014-01-27: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:05:20 Crime remains greatest concern for Cruise Ship Industry

By Leesfield Scolaro

2013-12-17: Updated: 2017-01-11 11:00:47 Carnival Cruise welcomed passengers knowing a fire could occurr aboard the Triumph

By Leesfield Scolaro

2013-10-15: Updated: 2017-01-11 11:13:06 “It is reasonable to put a lifeguard around the pools of Cruise Ships” tells Maritime Lawyer Carol Finklehoffe to CBS This Morning

By Leesfield Scolaro

2013-10-14: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:05:33 Child drowns in swimming pool of Carnival Cruise Ship Victory

By Leesfield Scolaro

2013-05-24: Updated: 2017-01-11 12:11:21 CLIA’s newly adopted Cruise Passengers Bill of Rights is nothing more than window cleaning

By Leesfield Scolaro

2013-05-21: Updated: 2017-01-11 11:33:39 Disney crewmember evades justice after sexually molesting 11-year-old child on cruise ship

By Leesfield Scolaro

2013-05-10: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:05:45 Injured on a cruise ship? You need a cruise ship injury lawyer!

By Leesfield Scolaro

2013-04-16: Updated: 2017-12-21 10:54:11 Navigating the Obstacles Created by Cruise Lines in Shore Excursion Tragedies

By Leesfield Scolaro

2013-03-15: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:05:52 Third stranded Carnival Cruise Ship prompts U.S. Senator’s open letter to Carnival’s CEO Micky Arison

By Leesfield Scolaro

2013-02-26: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:05:57 Media storm necessary in shedding light on glaring shortcomings of Cruise safety?

By Leesfield Scolaro

2013-02-15: Updated: 2016-10-28 12:37:49 Can I sue Carnival Cruise Lines for the Carnival Triumph fire?

By Leesfield Scolaro

2013-02-12: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:06:05 Fire on Carnival Cruise Ship for the second time – Cruise Passengers stranded in the middle of the ocean

By Leesfield Scolaro

2013-02-08: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:06:09 Court dismisses case against Costa Concordia based on forum non conveniens

By Leesfield Scolaro

2013-02-06: Updated: 2017-01-11 12:11:14 Death of Cruise Ship employee of Miami-Based Cruise Line

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-12-12: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:06:17 Slip and Fall on a Cruise Ship – Not a rare occurrence

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-11-09: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:06:21 Boat Captain indicted in the death of Celebrity Cruises Passenger killed in Parasailing Accident

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-10-24: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:06:25 Former Assistant Cruise Director for Norwegian Cruise Line sentenced to 9 years in Federal Prison on Child Pornography Charges

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-09-19: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:06:29 Indictment following the cruise gang rape of 15-year-old girl

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-09-14: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:06:34 Cruise Line and Cruise Captain responsible for Costa Concordia Tragedy

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-08-31: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:06:39 Princess Cruises Launches Media Blitz to try to Absolve itself of Guilt from Stranded Fisherman

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-08-23: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:06:44 Horrifying details emerge in gang-rape of 15-year-old female passenger

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-08-22: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:06:49 Cruise passenger arrested for raping 15-year-old girl on Carnival Sensation

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-07-25: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:06:53 36 Cruise Passengers involved in bus accident on way to cruise excursion

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-07-17: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:06:57 New arrest of Celebrity Cruises crew member over rape of passenger

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-07-13: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:07:03 Costa Concordia’s black box reveals Captain screamed “I F’d up” to a superior

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-07-11: Updated: 2017-01-11 11:39:20 FBI and Cruise Line Industry hand in hand hiding cruise ship crimes from crime database?

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-07-02: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:07:16 Cruise ship employee sentenced to 18 months in jail for sexual abuse on 14-year-old passenger

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-06-18: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:07:20 Hypocrisy continues to plague Cruise Industry

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-06-18: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:07:24 Alleged rapist pleads guilty to sexual assault charges on minor cruise passenger

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-06-12: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:07:28 Chilling accounts from four Costa Concordia survivors

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-06-11: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:07:32 10 things you must know before boarding a cruise ship

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-06-05: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:07:35 Lawsuit filed against Princess Cruises for failing to aid drifting vessel resulting in the wrongful death of 16-year-old

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-05-30: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:07:39 Princess Cruise’s failure to render assistance magnified by latest rescue

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-05-18: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:07:46 Costa Cruise Lines’ lack of safety practice leads to the hiring of unfit Captain

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-04-25: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:07:51 New cruise safety policies fail to address the lessons learned from Costa Concordia tragedy

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-04-19: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:07:54 Cruise ship’s failure to aid drifting vessel results in deaths of two stranded boaters

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-04-10: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:07:58 Celebrity Cruises Continues to Sell Parasailing Excursions Despite Death and Catastrophic Injuries to Cruise Passengers

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-03-26: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:08:02 Another Crew Member Pleads Guilty to Sexual Rape Charges of Minor Passenger on Royal Caribbean Cruise

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-03-08: Updated: 2017-01-11 12:11:12 Norwegian Cruise Line’s crewmember arrested after having sex with 16-year-old female passenger

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-02-23: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:08:11 Dispute between Deceased Passenger and Cruise Employee Caught on Tape

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-02-14: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:08:15 Lawsuit Filed against Celebrity Cruises and Parasail Operator for the Wrongful Death of Cruise Passenger

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-02-14: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:08:19 Cruise Passenger who fell off the Allure of the Seas was not suicidal

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-02-09: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:08:24 Family of Deceased Cruise Passenger Seeks Information from Fellow Cruisers

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-02-08: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:08:30 Fire breaks out on the Regent Seven Seas Voyager in the middle of Severe Storm in the Tasman Sea

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-02-07: Updated: 2017-01-11 12:11:10 Another Death of 30 year-old Royal Caribbean Cruise Passenger

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-02-02: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:08:40 Liability of Cruise Line for Serving Alcohol to Cruise Passengers

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-02-01: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:08:45 Reasons for Death of Carnival Cruise Ship Passenger Remain Unknown

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-01-30: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:08:50 Cruise Passenger Dies after Slip and Fall on Cruise Ship

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-01-30: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:08:55 Death of Cruise Passenger on the Carnival Fantasy in the Bahamas

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-01-19: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:09:00 Delayed Evacuation Caused Costa Concordia Cruise Passenger Fatalities

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-01-18: Updated: 2017-01-11 11:44:39 What are Costa Concordia Cruise Passengers’ Rights under the Athens Convention?

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-01-17: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:09:09 Communication with Port Authority Confirms Costa Concordia’s Captain Abandoned Ship

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-01-17: Updated: 2017-01-11 12:11:07 Leesfield Scolaro leads the way in Protecting the Rights of Cruise Ship Passengers

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-01-17: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:09:17 Grounding of Cruise Ship in the Bahamas forcing evacuation of passengers

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-01-16: Updated: 2017-01-11 11:51:06 Captain of capsized cruise ship detained for manslaughter and abandoning ship

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-01-16: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:09:26 Alleged Rapist of Cruise Passenger Luiz Scavone held without Bail

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-01-16: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:09:30 Timeline of Events of the Sunk Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Disaster

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-01-11: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:09:34 Alleged Cruise Ship Rapist Asks Judge to be Released

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-01-06: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:09:38 Raped Canadian Cruise Passenger Reaches Multi-Million Dollar Settlement

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-01-05: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:09:42 Cruise Ship Passenger Raped Aboard Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas

By Leesfield Scolaro

2012-01-04: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:09:46 Cruise Ship Litigation – A Case Law Update

By Leesfield Scolaro

2011-12-21: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:09:49 Flowrider Waiver Ruled Unenforceable in Case of Injured Passenger – Johnson v. Royal Caribbean Cruises

By Leesfield Scolaro

2011-12-20: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:09:54 Celebrity Cruises Terminates Parasail Excursion After Death of Passenger

By Leesfield Scolaro

2011-12-13: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:09:57 Cruise Ship Passenger Dies after Falling Overboard

By Leesfield Scolaro

2011-09-22: Updated: 2016-05-03 19:10:01 Wrongful Death Case of Cruise Ship Passenger Reaches Confidential Settlement with Miami Cruise Line

By Leesfield Scolaro