Child Accident
Victims’ Advocates Continue to Call for Change to Florida’s Medical Malpractice Compensation Law
Every year the state of Florida sees thousands of operations and other medical procedures and services performed within its borders. Usually, everything goes well. But when medical professionals make a mistake, people’s lives can be put in jeopardy. The state’s medical malpractice laws allow for the loved ones of those who have died due to…
Read MoreFormer Disney Cruise Line Worker Arrested – Accused of Molesting Child Aboard Ship
Authorities have arrested a former Disney cruise lines worker under suspicion of molesting a child who was under his custody aboard the ship. 24-year-old Oliver Lovatt allegedly molested the 10-year-old victim while the victim sailed aboard the Disney Magic cruise ship. Lovatt was working as a youth entertainment host at the time of the alleged…
Read MoreCarnival Cruise Line Still Does Not Station Lifeguards at Onboard Swimming Pools
For decades, many of the major cruise companies refused to station lifeguards at onboard swimming pools. Royal Caribbean, Disney, and Carnival all saw fit to allow infants, toddlers, and children to use the companies’ swimming facilities without helping to ensure their safety by staffing the pool areas with safety personnel. Royal Caribbean and Disney both…
Read MoreRoyal Caribbean Crew Member Dead After Falling Overboard from Ship on Which He Worked
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line has announced that earlier this month a crew member on one of its cruise ships fell overboard and was later pronounced dead. The Miami Herald reports that the victim, 35-year-old Mansley Pereira, was working on the Rhapsody of the Seas cruise ship on September 22 when he fell overboard. The ship…
Read MoreAlan and Kimberly Wiegand Appear on the TODAY show and Discuss Child’s Cruise Ship Death
Alan and Kimberly Wiegand appeared on the TODAY show this morning and provided additional details about their daughter’s cruise ship death, as they expressed the anguish the family is experiencing as a result of her loss. The Wiegands asked why there was an open window in the children’s play area of the Royal Caribbean Freedom…
Read MoreNorwegian Sued After Crew Member Allegedly Sexually Assaulted 11-Year-Old Child
Norwegian cruise lines is being sued for the alleged sexual assault of an 11 year old by one of its employees. BusinessInsider.com reports that the child, identified in court documents as Janie Doe, alleges that a 27-year-old crew member used a master key to enter her state room as she sailed on the Norwegian Spirit…
Read MoreDisney Cruise Lines Allows Worker Accused of Child Sexual Assault to Go Free
In 2013, an 11-year-old girl from Brazil was sailing on aboard a Disney cruise ship when she was approached by one of the ship’s crew members in the elevator. The pair can be seen in surveillance video images as the 33 year old worker forcibly kisses the girl on the mouth. The girl informed her…
Read MoreChildren of Cruise Ship Falling Death Victim Speak Out
The family of the U.S. woman who died aboard a cruise ship last week is speaking out. The victim, identified as 52-year-old Almarosa Tenorio, died aboard the Royal Princess cruise ship last week when she fell from the upper deck of the ship and struck a life boat in the ship’s lower region. Speaking to…
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