July 29, 2021
A $74 million jury verdict in a suit over a Kentucky motorist's death and a Missouri Supreme Court decision to keep intact the state's cap on certain medical malpractice damages lead Law360's Tort Report, which compiles recent personal injury and medical malpractice news that may have flown under the radar.
April 14, 2021
Princess Cruise Lines passengers have asked a California federal court to deny Carnival Corp.'s bid to ax their demand for a jury trial in their suit claiming the companies let passengers board a ship even though they knew people on a previous voyage had COVID-19 symptoms.
April 05, 2021
Cruise operator Carnival Corp. urged a California federal judge on Monday to ax a jury demand from a proposed class of Princess Cruise Lines passengers alleging that the cruise companies allowed passengers aboard a ship while knowing that travelers on a previous voyage had exhibited coronavirus symptoms.
January 03, 2021
The batches of lawsuits lodged against cruise ship companies and nursing homes related to coronavirus injuries and deaths, and a Florida high court case over medical expert pay disclosure, are among the cases personal injury and medical malpractice attorneys will be following in 2021.
October 27, 2020
A proposed class of Princess Cruise Lines passengers have urged a California federal judge to reject parent company Carnival's bid to dismiss their allegations that the cruise companies allowed passengers aboard a ship while knowing people on a previous voyage had COVID-19 symptoms.
October 21, 2020
A California federal judge has refused to certify a proposed class action against Princess Cruise Lines that claims it let passengers board a ship although it knew people on a previous voyage had COVID-19 symptoms, ruling that a class action waiver in the passengers' contract is well communicated.
September 23, 2020
A California federal court has slashed claims brought against Princess Cruise Lines by a group of passengers over its handling of COVID-19 cases aboard one of its ships, but it let stand a claim for intentionally inflicting emotional distress.
September 08, 2020
Passengers who filed a proposed class action against Princess Cruise Lines for its handling of COVID-19 cases aboard one of its ships don't have enough injuries in common to be a class, the company has told a California federal judge.
September 01, 2020
A proposed class of Princess Cruise Line passengers have asked a California federal judge for certification of their suit alleging the company allowed them to board the Grand Princess ship despite knowing passengers from a previous voyage were suffering from COVID-19 symptoms.