A Miami Federal Judge ruled Norwegian Cruise Line owed as a matter of law the duty to warn passengers of the risk of being raped and/or sexually assaulted aboard their cruise ships when such criminal acts are foreseeable. In this case a female passenger from Texas alleged she was over […]
Author: Keith S. Brais
A part of the allure of cruising is the excursions offered at the various ports of call. However, most passengers do not know the safety standards at these ports of call are a far cry from what they are used to in the United States. Decreased safety standards, unfortunately, result […]
The issue of whether arbitration provisions pertaining to cruise line seaman personal injury claims has been a hotly litigated issue over the past seven years. Nearly every major line today inserts arbitration provisions into their seafarer’s contracts or collective barging agreements. Along with arbitration provisions, the lines include foreign choice […]
The maritime lawyers of Brais Law were successful in defeating a tug and barge company’s attempt to dismiss an injured seaman’s claim for punitive damages and attorney’s fees for the willful delay of providing medical care. Maritime law requires a shipowner to provide a seaman injured within the course and […]
Law enforcement from Sarasota, Florida responded to a Jet Ski accident on Sunday, June 17, 2012 wherein a man’s arm was nearly severed. According to a Sarasota Fire Rescue spokesperson, two men were riding the personal watercraft in Big Pass between Lido Key and Siesta Key. When the men attempted […]
