Cruise Ship Crewmember Misconduct - Maritime Injury Trial Attorney

Cruise ship crewmember misconduct cases involving sexual assault, rape, wrongful death or accident are handled by South Florida maritime injury trial attorney Michael Eriksen prosecutes major lawsuits (state and federal) arising from severe injuries or deaths occurring during foreign, domestic or cruise ship crewmember misconduct or travel.

Our South Florida maritime injury trial attorney Michael Eriksen also handles major cases arising from other causes, including medical malpractice, product liability, automobile and truck accidents.

Maritime injury trial attorney handling cases of cruise ship crewmember misconduct and international onboard doctor medical malpractice. For your Miami port liability lawyer to sue a charter fishing boat captain or vacation tour operator and lawsuit settlement, this South Florida negligence accident and crew sexual assault rape judgment specialist will assist you with cross border issues.

Foreign Claims
U.S. citizens who are injured in some Caribbean Basin countries (or their families if they are killed) may face harsh limits upon claims brought there. Some examples:

   · No right to sue for certain injuries or death
   · No juries / minimal compensation
   · Judicial proceedings conducted in a foreign language

However, some of these foreign limitations may possibly be avoided if the claim can be maintained in a Florida court.

A Florida suit against a foreign defendant may be practical if that defendant has significant economic ties to Florida, as many companies operating in the Caribbean Basin do.

CruiseLine Claims
Passenger tickets issued by some cruiselines (examples: Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and Norwegian) require passenger suits against the carrier to be filed in Miami-Dade County (where we practice).

Cruiseline tickets typically require a written claim to be filed with the carrier within six (6) months of the incident and a lawsuit, if any, to be filed within one (1) year of the incident.

Contract Information
It is important to understand the relationship that is involved in our cases. To further understand this, we have made available on this website a sample of a contract that would be entered into by both the Client and our firm.

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Please note that :

Nothing on this website constitutes or should be relied upon as legal advice. One does not become a client of our lawfirm simply by contacting us or furnishing information about an incident; and we will accept no responsibility for any case, and we will take no legal action on anyone’s behalf, unless and until we specifically agree in writing to do so, and unless and until all parties sign a written representation contract authorized by the FloridaSupreme Court and FloridaBar. For more information on travelaw or representations made by travellaw, simply contact us for details.

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