$3.38M Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Cruise Line
March 22, 2019
On March 8, 2019, a federal medical malpractice jury rendered its verdict against a cruise line, Royal Caribbean, in the amount of $3.38 million for the medical negligence of the onboard cruise line doctor that led to the death of a passenger. The federal medical malpractice jury awarded $34,390.32 [...]
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Cruise Ship Medical Malpractice Claims
November 11, 2014
In a federal appellate case decided on November 10, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (“Appellate Court”) declined to adopt the “Barbetta rule” that immunizes a shipowner from respondeat superior liability whenever a ship’s employees rende[...]
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