MIAMI, FL— June 13, 2011 – More than one year after a boating accident claimed the life of two high school students from Middleburg, Florida, the boat operator, who happens to be the father of one of the victims, faces a first degree misdemeanor charge in relation to the crash.…
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November Trial To Tackle Longstanding Issues — and Worries — About Emergencies Aboard Cruise Ships, Say Lawyers at Gerson & Schwartz
Miami, FL – June 12, 2011 – After six years of contentious pre-trial — discovery — including a court ruling that chastised the defendant, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., for withholding important information as a disabled woman’s family sought justice — a potentially landmark cruise ship injury case heads to trial. On May…
Two Teens Charged In Palm Beach Boating Accident That Left Girl, 15, Badly Injured
MIAMI, FL— June 9, 2011 – A few months after a 15-year-old girl lost part of her leg in a South Florida boat accident, two 16-year-old boys have been charged in connection with the boating mishap. According to information provided by the Associated Press, the accident victim was badly injured…
Sean Kingston Jet Ski Crash: Singer Walking, Breathing on His Own After Miami Accident
MIAMI, FL—June 7, 2011 – Eight days after a violent jet ski crash landed singer Sean Kingston in the hospital with critical injuries, the Miami-born musician’s publicist told reporters he took his first steps and was now breathing on his own. According to information provided by CNN, Kingston had water…
Family of Carnival Cruise Ship Passenger Killed In St. Thomas Shootout Sues Cruise Line
MIAMI, FL— June 2 2011 – Claiming that Carnival Cruise Lines failed to consider the potential dangers faced by travelers venturing around the island of St. Thomas, where there has been an upsurge of violence over the last few years, the family of a cruise ship passenger who was shot…
Singer Sean Kingston Seriously Injured in Miami Beach Jet Ski Crash
MIAMI, FL—June 1, 2011 – Singer and Miami native Sean Kingston remained hospitalized with serious injuries on May 31, 2011, two days after the jet ski he was operating crashed into a bridge. Officials from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) stated that both the famed musician and…
Search Continues For Boat Operator in Palm Beach County Crash That Left Victim With Head Injuries
MIAMI, FL— May 26, 2011 – The hunt continues for the operator of a boat that wrecked along the Intracoastal Waterway last weekend, causing a passenger on board to suffer serious head injuries. TCPalm reports stated that shortly after the boat crashed into an illuminated channel marker around 9:46 p.m.…
Search Continues for Bodies of 3 Ship Workers Reported Missing After Gulfport Boat Collision
MIAMI, FL— May 24 2011 – Two days after an Omega Protein Inc. pogy boat became involved in a collision with a Chiquita container ship in the Gulfport ship channel, the U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for the three crew members who went missing after the boating accident. According…