Maritime & Boating Accident Lawyer News

The cruise injury lawyers of Brais Law have filed a lawsuit against Celebrity Cruises on behalf of a Pennsylvania passenger. The case filed in Miami federal court alleges the cruise line failed to maintain a metal strip on top of a stair. The complaint further asserts the metal strip became pried up causing a hazard. The passenger tripped and fell over the metal strip resulting in a significant knee injury. The accident occurred on the CELEBRITY CENTURY during an Alaska cruise.

The cruise attorneys of Brais Law represent a Ukrainian crewmember in a work related injury sustained on board Royal Caribbean's cruise ship INDEPENDENCE OF THE SEAS. The seafarer worked in the capacity of a waiter. His job required him to work several hours lifting heavy trays with little break time. While lifting a heavy tray during a dinner service, his back gave out causing multiple spinal disc herniations.

The cruise injury lawyers of Brais & Brais filed a sexual assault claim against NCL in Miami Federal Court on behalf of an Ohio passenger. The lawsuit alleges a crewmember aboard the NORWEGIAN SKY sexually harassed, followed and assaulted a female passenger on the last night of the cruise. Under maritime law, cruise lines are strictly liable for sexual assaults / rapes perpetrated by crew against passengers. The claims seeks compensatory damages for injury and emotional distress.

The Miami jet ski injury lawyers of Brais Law represent a woman who was injured on a Jet Ski while on vacation at Miami Beach, Florida. The accident caused a significant head injury so much so that she was airlifted to Jackson Trauma Center for treatment. The complaint filed in Miami circuit court alleges the Jet Ski concessionaire negligently entrusted the personal watercraft by not providing any of the instruction required by Florida law.

The cruise injury lawyers at Brais law have filed a lawsuit against Royal Caribbean Cruises for an injury to a passenger from Houston, Texas. In the Complaint filed in Miami federal court, the passenger alleges the cruise line's defective design of a stairway which was not equipped with a rail extending the entire length was a contributing factor to a fall which caused a serious injury to the passenger's leg. The accident occurred on the VOYAGER OF THE SEAS during a Caribbean cruise that left from Galveston, Texas.

The cruise injury lawyers of Brais & Brais filed suit against Carnival Cruises on behalf of a Louisiana passenger for damages concerning a personal injury. The complaint filed in Miami federal court alleges the passenger was exiting a public restroom when a faulty hydraulic door closer caused the door to slam at a high rate of speed thereby shoving the 51 year old cruise passenger into a wall. From the incident, the passenger claims to have suffered a head, neck and shoulder injury. The accident occurred aboard the CARNIVAL ECSTASY during a Caribbean cruise leaving from Galveston, Texas.

The Florida cruise lawyers of Brais & Brais filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Sebastian, Florida resident who was injured on a shore excursion during a Carnival cruise. The complaint filed in Federal Court in Miami, Florida alleges Carnival selected and paid for a swim with the dolphins / snorkeling excursion. The excursion took place in Chankanaab Park Mexico. While making her way to the beach, the passenger was required to descent an uneven, dilapidated and slippery stairway. On this stairway the passenger fell fracturing her ankle. The lawsuit alleges that Carnival was aware of the dangerous stairway but failed to warn the passenger of the hazard.

The resort injury lawyers of Brais & Brais filed a lawsuit against Beaches Resorts in Miami, Florida for negligent plumbing which severely burned a Maryland woman while honeymooning. The couple purchased a wedding package for the Beaches Sandy Bay Resort. Court documents read upon arriving at the resort, the couple noticed the water from their room’s bathroom fixtures was extremely hot and notified the resort of the problem. Later on, Beaches personnel informed the couple the problem was resolved and they could continue using the bathroom fixtures. The wife, relying on Beaches’ representation, utilized the room’s bidet. The problem was not fixed and she severely burned herself. The lawsuit alleges that later investigation revealed that Beaches’ “fix” was to shut off the cold water value so when the bidet was used only the super heated water flowed from the faucet. Beaches is a subsidiary of Sandals Resorts International.

The maritime injury attorneys of Brais Law filed suit in Miami Federal Court against Royal Caribbean Cruises for its negligence in causing a significant knee injury to a passenger from Texas. The lawsuit alleges the passenger was descending an ornamental staircase which, which was for aesthetic reasons, not equipped with a handrail for the bottom stairs. The complaint reveals that when the passenger reached the end of the stairwell she fell because there was no handrail for her to grab. The fall resulted in a serious knee injury requiring surgery.

The admiralty and maritime injury attorneys of Brais & Brais brought a lawsuit against Carnival Cruises on behalf of a North Carolina passenger. The passenger sustained a broken leg aboard the CARNIVAL FASCINATION when she slipped and fell on water which accumulated on a highly polished floor near the pool deck's elevators. The complaint filed in Miami, Florida alleges Carnival was negligent by failing to mop up water on an already slick surface located in a high foot traffic area.

Brais Law cruise accident attorneys settled a personal injury against a major Miami based cruise line on behalf of Florida Passenger who slipped and fell on the ship's pool deck. The fall caused a knee injury which required two knee surgeries with the possibility of a future total knee replacement. During the pre-lawsuit settlement negotiation, it was brought out that cause of the accident was a result of the deck being unreasonably slippery.

The cruise injury attorneys of Brais Law have been retained to represent a crewmember who suffered a serious neck injury aboard the cruise ship NORWEGIAN PRIDE. In a case file in Miami, Florida, Brais Law alleges ship officers ordered plaintiff, a female security guard from Texas, to secure deckchairs on the top deck while the ship was experience gale force winds. The lawsuit alleges the winds were so severe that the crewmember was latterly blown over and landed on her neck. Cruise lines have a duty to not order crew to work in unsafe conditions if the task could have been performed before the weather became too harsh or if the job ordered to perform was not essentially necessary for the ship's operation.

The Brais Law dive accident attorneys have been retained to represent the estate and family of drowned recreational diver Leonardo Rosales. On October 20, 2010, Mr. Rosales went diving for lobster off Ft. Lauderdale with a friend Enrique Pitta. The two men utilized a “Third Lung” manufactured by the Florida based Brownie company to serve as their air delivery system. The third lung delivers air from the surface to the divers below thus eliminating the need of SCUBA tanks. This method of diving is often referred to as hookah diving as the air supply hoses coming out from the compressor resembles a hookah. On behalf of Mr. Rosales’ wife and two children, Brais Law filed a complaint in Broward County, Florida seeking compensation for the tragic drowning. The lawsuit alleged, among other things, that Mr. Pitta breached the duty he owed to Mr. Rosales (his “dive buddy”) by failing to maintain visual contact and aid in a rescue effort once Mr. Rosales started to drown. The parties reached and out of court confidential settlement.

The Brais law board certified maritime attorneys resolved a case on behalf of a Texas man who injured his shoulder when he slipped and fell on water in his cabin aboard the Carnival cruise ship SENSATION. Brais Law attorneys argued the ship was not "trimmed" properly which allowed water to slosh over the shower basin and leak onto the cabin's highly polished wooden floor. The case filed in federal court alleges the cruise line's operational negligence combined with the decision to outfit the cabin with an unreasonably slippery floor caused the accident. The parties entered into a confidential settlement while the case was in suit.

The maritime injury lawyers of Brais & Brais filed a lawsuit on behalf of a California passenger who slipped and fell down exterior stairs leading to the pool deck aboard a cruise ship. Court papers allege the cruise line was negligent for not properly drying the stairwell and failing to maintain the non-skid properties of the steps. The accident resulted in an injury to the passenger's back.