Personal Injury
Serious Boat Crash Leaves Two Passengers With Serious Life-Altering Injuries
Alcohol and boating do not mix. Especially when the vessel’s captain is drinking, the mixture of alcohol and boating can result in serious hazard for the vessel’s occupants. This tragic fact was proved yet again during a boating outing in late 2019 when a boat captain crashed into a jetty, seriously injuring his passengers. The victims…
Read MoreQuestions Remain After July Bimini Crash That Left One Dead and One Missing
A serious boat crash off the waters of Bimini last month left one man dead, his girlfriend missing, and their families demaning justice. The Miami Herald reports that 29-year-old Javier Perez and his girlfriend, 26-year-old Carolyn Alvarez, arrived at Bimini in early July and soon thereafter met another pair, Josbel Fernandez and Violeta Khouri. Fernandez…
Read MoreNorwegian Cruise Lines Ladder Fails Causing Passenger To Fracture Wrist
Anyone who has been in a cruise ship stateroom is likely familiar with the way stateroom bunk beds are arranged. The top bed may be parallel to the bottom bed or perpendicular to it, but the top bunk is always accessed by a ladder of some type. When not properly maintained these ladders can be…
Read MoreHickey Law Firm Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America
Nobody fights harder. Nobody fights smarter. Nobody. Hickey Law Firm. ™ Hickey Law Firm, P.A. is proud to announce the recognition of our attorneys in “Best Lawyers in America”. Our lead trial attorney, John H. (Jack) Hickey has been recognized in the 27th edition of Best Lawyers in America © (2021) in 3 separate practice areas. And our associate…
Read MoreDo Most Slip and Fall Accidents Settle Out of Court?
Nearly all personal injury cases settle out of court, and slip and fall accidents are no exception. In fact, around 96% of all personal injury claims are settled pretrial, often in mediation. It is important to bear in mind, however, that “settled out of court” and “settled without an attorney” are two very different things.…
Read MoreWatercraft Rental Company’s Negligence Leads to Crash And Significant Head Trauma
Florida is known for its miles-long sandy beaches and vibrant sea life. On any given day of the year, hundreds of people take to Florida’s waters in all kinds of watercraft, from jet skis to mega yachts. Much like automobiles, there can be a learning curve to acquiring the skills needed to control watercraft. This is…
Read MoreCruise Line Negligence Puts Teens At Risk – Results in Horrific Sexual Assault
One of the most commonly reported crimes aboard cruise ships is sexual assault and rape. Cruise crime stats are reported quarterly, and some quarters cruise ship sexual assault reports outnumber all other reports of crimes, including theft and assault. The majority of victims are women and children. The following is an excerpt from a complaint Hickey…
Read MoreSlippery Royal Caribbean Bar Floor Results in Nasty Fall And Severe Injury
Though cruise companies have been on notice about slippery floor hazards for years, they continue to frequently maintain their floors in a dangerously slippery condition. The plaintiff in the following lawsuit was enjoying her cruise vacation when she suddenly slipped and fell on a puddle of water, resulting in a severe knee injury. “On July 10, 2019,…
Read MoreTwo Fatal Key West Boating Incidents in One Day
Personal injury. Why not choose the best? Authorities with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report that a serious parasailing accident left one person dead and another severely injured in Key West last month. CNN.com reports that the victims were in the water on a parasailing adventure during a period of harsh weather. As…
Read MoreTwo Killed In Serious Davie Car Crash
A serious Davie area car crash left two people dead and another hospitalized earlier this week. WSVN.com reports that police believe the crash occurred when a white sedan was heading west on Griffith Road and collided with a Ford Mustang heading east. It appears that the white sedan, apparently a Kia, was making a left…
Read MoreWet Steps Aboard Carnival Dream Leads To Slip-and-Fall Passenger Injury
Slip-and-fall injuries are relatively common aboard cruise ships. Cruise lines have a responsibility to maintain the ships’ premises in a safe condition for passengers and crew members. In the following case, you will read just how quickly the cruise line’s negligence can lead to a serious permanent injury. The following is an excerpt taken from…
Read MoreHazardous Cruise Ship Doors Lead To Severe Passenger Injuries
Today we take a look at another case that was caused by a cruise company’s negligence. This case resulted from hazardous heavy doors that Carnival Cruise Line uses on its ships. In high winds these doors may move or suddenly close, injuring passengers in a number of ways including causing people to fall over and become injured from…
Read MoreHow do You Get Results for Your Clients?
How do we get results for our clients? In this short video, attorney Jack Hickey explains our team approach and other factors that enable us to help our clients get the justice they are due. If you are in need of an attorney, please call Hickey Law Firm at 305-371-8000 to schedule a free case…
Read MoreHighly Polished Stone Causes Slip-And-Fall Hazard On Cruise Ships
Over the coming weeks we will be taking a look at some of the lawsuits that Hickey Law Firm, P.A. has filed recently in order to give you a better understanding of the types of injuries that result from cruise line negligence. Below we present an excerpt from a civil complaint that we filed on behalf…
Read MoreCruise Ship Injury Statute of Limitations Still In Effect Despite COVID-19
Time to file a lawsuit: One year from when it happened. That is the deadline in most cruise line sexual assault and injury cases. If you don’t file suit within that time and in the court required by the ticket, you will not have a claim. That is the long established maritime law. The coronavirus pandemic has…
Read MoreMiami Gardens Crash Leaves Three Dead and One Injured
A serious car crash left three people dead and one other injured last week, after a car reportedly failed to yeild before making a left turn in front of oncoming traffic. CBS Miami reports that the crash involved a gray Nissan Altima, which made the left turn as a black Mercedes approached from the southbound…
Read MoreMiami Herald Recounts Story of Injured Cruise Worker Forgotten After Coronavirus
Following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States in March, the cruise industry initiated a temporary no-sail period in which virtually all international cruises were halted. The shutdown left over 100,000 workers stranded aboard cruise ships, many of them for several months. The situation has resulted in a strange situation in which…
Read MoreFormer University Baseball Player Arrested For Boating Crash That Killed Former Teammate
The Florida State Attorney’s office is charging a former university-level baseball player with manslaughter after he allegedly caused a boating crash that killed his former teammate. PNJ.com reports that 26-year-old Walker O’Connor, a former baseball player for the University of West Florida, allegedly struck and killed 25-year-old Brandon “BJ” Harmon on June 13. According to…
Read MoreNew York Man Charged With Homicide Following Florida Boat Crash
Authorities have charged 51-year-old Mark Dominic Passero with vessel homicide as a result of a boating crash that killed 83-year-old Robert Strickler several months ago. Vessel homicide occurs when a person kills a human being while operating a vessel in a reckless manner that is likely to cause great bodily harm or death.. Robert M.…
Read MoreConstruction workers impaled with steel bars, critically injured at construction site in Brickell
Six construction workers at a Brickell construction site were injured and two were in critical condition Wednesday after a heavy load of rebar fell from a crane. An injured worker is lowered on a stretcher at the construction site where City of Miami Fire Rescue responded to a rescue call in the Brickell neighborhood of…
Read MoreAt Least Three Cruise Ships See Coronavirus Cases Upon Return To Operations
Over the past several days the travel world has been rocked by the revelation that a Norwegian cruise ship has experienced a coronavirus outbreak upon returning to operations. Now, published reports indicate that at least three cruise ships have experienced coronavirus cases after returning to the seas. German line AIDA Cruises will not restart operations…
Read MoreHurtigruten Executive Expresses Regret Over Coronavirus Contagion
An executive with Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten is expressing regret after passengers and crew from one of the company’s ships experienced a coronavirus outbreak in recent days. Four crew members of the Norwegian cruise vessel MS Roald Amundsen have been hospitalized with Covid-19, a spokesperson for the University Hospital of North Norway told CNN https://t.co/COcfkZZcLB…
Read More40 People Have Now Tested Positive For Coronavirus Following Post-Pandemic Cruise
CNN.com reports that the number of people who have contracted coronavirus while sailing aboard a Norwegian cruise ship in recent weeks has grown to at least 40. At least 33 crew members on the MS Roald Amundsen cruise ship have tested positive for coronavirus, days after nearly 200 passengers disembarked. https://t.co/7XJ4kK3Lw0 — euronews (@euronews) August…
Read MoreCruise Ship Returns To Operations – Suffers Coronavirus Outbreak
It is no secret that cruise companies are eager to get back to business. After nearly 4 months without an embarkation, the world’s major cruise lines are hemorrhaging money and selling off ships in order to stay financially afloat. But some smaller and very intrepid cruise lines have already begun to operate again in hopes that…
Read MoreCarnival Denies Rumor That It Plans To Sell Two Subsidiaries
Internet rumors have been circulating about the future of two Carnival Cruise Lines subsidiaries. CruiseRaido.net reports that a popular website asserted that Carnival is looking to sell Cunard and Seabourn cruise lines, without naming any sources of the information. Though this would keep in line with other published reports that indicate Carnival is looking to sell…
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