A woman who suffered two broken legs, had a large amount of skin ripped of her thigh in a California (CA) boating accident and who later had to have one her arms amputated above the elbow has received nearly $6 million in injury awards from the operators of both sailboats involved in the collision. The boater who…
Many cruise lines include what’s called “choice of forum” language in ticket contracts, which makes claiming damages for shipwrecks difficult for passengers.
Fifteen people are now confirmed dead from the Costa Concordia cruise ship wreck, and 17 people remain missing. Given the amount of time that has passed since the January 13, 2012, accident, it is, unfortunately, likely that few of the missing passengers and crew will be found alive. It’s a heartbreaking realization and incredibly frustrating…
The Costa Concordia cruise liner ran aground off Italy’s Tuscan coast resulting, at the time of this posting, eleven deaths, 60 injuries and roughly 29 people still unaccounted for. The captain of the ship has been arrested and accused of abandoning the ship. According to CNN, three of the victims who lost their lives in the January…
Four days before Christmas, a teenager drowned after a boating accident in Isle of Wight County, Virginia (VA). Relatives of the boaters who talked to the Daily Press did not know if the boaters were wearing life vests. This tragic death shows how dangerous local waterways can be. Other cases of boating accident deaths in…