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Cruise Passengers – Read Your Ticket!
In Owen v. Carnival Corp., No. 18-25372, 2022 WL 18023309 (S.D. Fla. Nov. 21, 2022), the Court found that a passenger failed to provide written notice of her claim to Carnival within 185 days as required by her ticket and dismissed the case! Moral of the story: READ YOUR TICKET (and call us ASAP)! Susan […]
Andrew V. Buchsbaum to speak at Tulane Admiralty Law Institute
Friedman, James & Buchsbaum LLP Partner Andrew V. Buchsbaum is a featured speaker at the Tulane University Admiralty Law Institute to be held in New Orleans from March 30 thru April 1, 2022. Mr. Buchsbaum, a 1985 graduate of Tulane Law School and former editor of the Tulane Maritime Law Journal (formerly known as The […]
Maritime Geography Zones
Maritime Geography Zones are made up of three loosely defined elements, the meanings of which have slowly changed throughout history. Their interpretations are important when the Jones Act comes into play. According to the Naval Operations Concept of the US Navy in 2010, “blue water” refers to the open ocean; “green water” refers to coastal […]
Pool Drownings Aboard Cruise Ships Lead To Staff Changes
Historically, cruise ships have had a hands-off policy on the safety of swimmers in their pool and hot tub areas. However, after several drownings or near-drownings in recent years, things are changing. Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas was the first in a series of ships to add lifeguards to their children and family swim […]