Monthly Archives: October 2021
COVID-19 Restrictions Deny Family Passage Aboard Cruise Ship
One Utah family is very angry after they were denied passage aboard a cruise ship. The cruise line tests all passengers using COVID-19 rapid tests. They also make sure that all passengers are vaccinated before entry. The man was traveling with his two children. Both he and his teenage daughter were vaccinated, but his… Read More »
Disney Faces Four Federal Lawsuits Related To COVID Exposure During Cruise
Disney Cruise Line is facing four federal lawsuits with plaintiffs in Utah and Arizona alleging that they and their children contracted the coronavirus aboard a Disney cruise. The incident occurred last March, apparently, just before the country-wide lockdown was put into place. Early reports of the virus in the U.S. came from cruise ships… Read More »
Preliminary NTSB Report Released For Seacor Disaster
The NTSB has released a preliminary report concerning the Seacor vessel that capsized with 19 crew aboard. Six of the 19 were found alive and the bodies of six others have been recovered. The remaining are presumed dead. The search was called off 6 days after the incident occurred. Now, the grieving families of… Read More »
Jones Act Lawsuit Results In Change In Precedent
A worker injured aboard a boat filed a lawsuit against his employer after he tripped and fell, injuring his ankle. The court determined that the worker was not a seaman, but rather some other sort of chap, and thus his exclusive remedy was the workers’ compensation system from which he was already recovering benefits…. Read More »