Maritime & Boating Accident Lawyer News

The cruise injury lawyers of Brais, Brais & Rusak represent a Texas woman who was injured while walking up a staircase to the Serenity deck aboard the Carnival Cruise ship MAGIC. The MAGIC, a 3690 passenger cruise liner, sailed from Galveston, Texas for a 7 day Caribbean cruise. The complaint filed in Federal Court alleges Carnival was negligent for allowing water from the ship's amusement slip to splash on the deck and stairs and failed to maintain the staircase. The water combined with the cruise line's failure to maintain the non-skid properties of the steps, the complaint alleges, caused Brais, Brais & Rusak's client to fall. The fall resulted in a fractured femur which required emergency surgery at UTMB in Galveston.

Cruise injury lawyers Richard Rusak and Keith Brais have been retained to represent a little girl who was burned in a hot tub aboard the Carnival cruise ship ELATION. Facts known to date are that the girl was bathing in one of the cruise ship's hot tubs. Unfortunately, the heating element was not properly shielded and burnt the girl's leg leaving a permanent scar. If you or someone you know suffered a burn in a hot tub aboard the Carnival ELATION or any other Carnival cruise ship, we are interested in speaking with you in order to better investigate the case and better assist our client.

The cruise accident lawyers of Brais Law filed a lawsuit in Miami, Florida federal court on behalf of a New Jersey woman who fell on a unreasonably slippery deck of the cruise ship CARNIVAL GLORY. Court papers reveal that the passenger left the cruise ship's hot tub but there was no mat provided at the base to dry her feet. While walking back to her shoes she slipped and fell on an unreasonably slippery deck. The incident resulted in a meniscus tear which required a surgery to repair.

The cruise line accident lawyers of Brais law filed suit against Carnival Cruises for a personal injury suffered by a Texas woman. The complaint alleged the passenger arrived at CARNIVAL TRIUMPH while at dock in Galveston. Upon boarding the cruise ship, crewmembers informed her the cabins were not ready to be occupied and directed her to walk through certain hallways in order to arrive at the buffet. The woman followed the crewmember's instructions. Unfortunately, the hallway she was directed to take was in disrepair as a leak formed in the ceiling causing water to drip on the highly polished marble floor. With no warning signs in placed, and unable to see the water, the passenger slipped and fell causing an injury to her lower back.

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 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.

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 attorneys of Brais & Brais filed a personal injury lawsuit against Carnival Cruise Lines on behalf of an injured Missouri woman. The complaint alleges Carnival caused a slipping hazard by not properly drying the deck of its cruise ship SPLENDOR and not properly maintaining the anti-slip properties of the deck which caused the Missouri passenger to slip and fall. The accident resulted in a fractured wrist of the passenger's dominate hand.

After having a Federal Court declare Carnival's Panamanian choice of law clause within its crew member employment contract unenforceable, the Brais Law Firm brought an arbitration claim on behalf of an injured Grenada seafarer asserting a United States Jones Act claim for negligence. The arbitration claim alleged the crew member injured his knee when he tripped and fell due to an improperly maintained crew stairway and demanded compensation for pain, suffering as well as lost earnings. Shortly after Carnival provided the crew member all necessary medical treatment in Miami, the parties agreed to a confidential settlement.

The Brais law firm settled a Jones Act negligence and unseaworthienss lawsuit on behalf of a British crewmember who worked as a dancer aboard the Carnival cruise ship MIRACLE. The complaint filed in Miami, Florida allege Carnival cruises was negligence and the cruise ship unseaworthy when the leg of a prop chair the dancer was ordered to perform on broke causing her to fall during a performance. The fall resulted in the crew member breaking her wrist. Court papers assert the chair was not structurally sufficient to be used as a prop and Carnival did not have an adequate maintenance schedule its prop chairs to discover defects before the chairs fail. The seafarer and Carnival entered into a confidential settlement before trial.

After successfully convincing a Miami Federal Court to declare a provision within Carnival Cruise Line's Seafarers Agreement that deprives the right to bring a United States Jones Act negligence claim unenforceable, the Brais Law attorneys filed an arbitration claim against the cruise line on behalf of a Peruvian stateroom attendant. The arbitration claim alleges Carnival was negligent in causing significant injuries to the seafarer's neck and back by requiring her to work excessive hours without providing another crewmember to assist her with heavy lifting assignments. The claim further alleges Carnival failed to tender a qualified surgeon. This resulted in the performance of a substandard surgery which necessitated an additional surgical procedure to the crewmember's spine. The arbitration claim demands 5 Million Dollars in compensation for pain, disfigurement, lost ability to return to work aboard cruise ships and future medical expenses.

The attorneys of Brais law have been hired to represent an Italian crewmember who was blinded by the negligent acts of Carnival Cruises. The complaint filed claims Carnival Cruises was negligent by not properly training the crewmember on how to properly mix chemicals for the cruise ship LEGEND's desalinization plaint. This caused a chemical reaction resulting the crewmember's loss of sight. The lawsuit also alleges Carnival Cruises did not provide proper eye protection. A desalination plant converts saltwater into the freshwater used by the ship during its voyages.