Personal Injury

On Friday two Carnival cruise ships collided while in port at Cozumel, Mexico. The incident was caught on video and shocked the travelers who were traveling aboard the ships. The collision left a gaping hole in the Carnival Glory and left many passengers feeling very uneasy as the ship took to the seas with the…

A Kansas man has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the cruise ship death of his girlfriend. 55-year-old Kansas resident Eric Duane Newman has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the 2018 death of his girlfriend, 50-year-old Tamara Tucker. According to AOL.com, the pair set sail aboard the Carnival Elation in January 2018 on a…

Six Carnival Cruise Line passengers were injured when two of the company’s ships collided in Cozumel yesterday. In a letter to passengers, the company attempted to explain the incident. According to FoxNews.com, the letter apologized for the incident, in which the Carnival Glory struck the Carnival Legend cruise ship while maneuvering in the port of Cozumel,…

Windy conditions may have played a role in a collision between two Carnival cruise ships in Cozumel, Mexico on Friday. CNN reports that the Carnival Glory collided with the Carnival Legend as the Glory was attempting to maneuver in the port. The collision left the Glory with visible damage to the rear of the ship. Though…

The saga surrounding Chloe Wiegand’s tragic fall from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in July continues. This week, various news outlets reported that Puerto Rican authorities offered Chloe’s grandfather, Salvatore Anello, a plea deal for charges stemming from her death. Anello was holding 18-month-old Chloe to an 11th-floor window of the ship when she accidentally…

Last week the travel world was shocked when travelers to New Zealand were caught on an island as its volcano erupted. TravelandLeisure.com reports that at least sixteen people were killed and dozens injured, including passengers from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship which had called on the area. The casualties included a pair of teen brothers…

As the Wiegand family prepares to sue Royal Caribbean for the death of their daughter Chloe, Salvatore Anello, Chloe’s grandfather, faces serious charges in relation to her death. WSBT.com reports that Anello is being prosecuted by authorities in Puerto Rico for negligent homicide. Anello was holding Chloe close to an open window aboard a Royal…

The city of Oakland, California is dealing with a serious homelessness problem. One of the solutions that the city is considering is repurposing retired cruise ships to serve as housing for the homeless. A CBS News report gave some details of the plan. Cruise companies with aging ships that have unserviceable engines are looking to…

In December 2018 cruise passenger Jeffrey Eisenmann suffered a heart attack and died while taking a Carnival cruise. His family sued the cruise giant, alleging that the company committed medical malpractice which led to Eisenmann’s death. In a Miami Herald report on the case, the paper reports that Carnival attempted to have the case dismissed. In…

As Salvatore Anello awaits trial in Puerto Rico for the death of his granddaughter Chloe Wiegand, Chloe’s family prepares its suit against Royal Caribbean. Chole fell to her death from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship over the summer when her grandfather held her up to the window and accidentally allowed her to fall through. The…

Days after 5 people were killed, and dozens more injured, during a volcano eruption on New Zealand’s White Island, many are asking why there were tourists at the site at all, especially tourists on an excursion from a cruise ship.  Numerous news outlets are reporting that scientists had been warning for weeks that the volcano…

CBS News reports that several weeks ago geologists warned that the volcano on New Zealand’s White Island was set to erupt. Despite the warning, Royal Caribbean cruise line continued to tourists continued to take passengers to visit the island, putting their lives in mortal danger. Images of the volcano in the moments before the eruption…

A Holland America cruise ship was delayed by a propeller issue which caused the ship’s departure to be pushed back a full 24 hours. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, the Oosterdam was set to leave San Diego on Saturday but instead, the company performed “required maintenance” on the ship’s propeller. The company said that…

MSN.com recently published a report on the “ 10 nastiest cruise ships that have sailed in the US.” The report refers to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control program which evaluates cruise ships for sanitation and then ranks them on a scale from 0 to 100. 86 is the minimum passing grade.  Without further ado,…

According to a CNN analysis of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s cruise crime report, cruise ship sexual assault reports increased by 67% in 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018. We blogged about this a couple of days ago but thought that this story deserved to be covered again. From July 1, 2019, to…

At Hickey Law Firm, P.A. we represent cruse injury victims from all over the globe. Cruise ships may depart from one country, call on various others, and finally dock a completely different destination. But despite the international nature of cruising, the city of Miami, Florida is key for many who wish to file suit against…

The U.S. Coast Guard evacuated a man from a cruise ship sailing off the North Carolina coast on Monday afternoon. WITN.com reports that the Coast Guard evacuated the victim from the Norwegian Bliss cruise ship as it sailed about 40 miles off the southeast coast of Hatteras. The rescuers, from a base in Elizabeth City,…

Sexual assaults are reported aboard cruise ships at a rate that often outpaces all other reports of crimes combined. This comes as a shock to many people who tend to believe that cruise ships are floating paradises where nothing can go wrong.  A new report, issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation last week, shows that…

The Norwegian Joy cruise ship has reported sick passengers for the second time in a week. Authorities have not identified the cause of the sickness, which has sickened at least 10 passengers this time around. Passengers told CBS Los Angeles that symptoms included stomach cramps, nausea, and diarrhea.  One passenger reported that he went and…

Several news outlets are reporting that a group of Carnival Cruise Line passengers was involved in a serious vehicle crash in Belize this week, resulting in two deaths and others suffering serious injuries.  2 Americans were killed and 5 others were injured in a bus accident as they traveled in Belize on Wednesday as part…

Miami injury attorney Jack Hickey has been practicing law for over three decades. In that time he has represented people in all manner of personal injury and wrongful death cases, from cruise ship sexual assault to a police chase which resulted in the death of an innocent bystander.  Hickey’s wealth of experience has earned him…