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You Might Get Some Cash From a Class Action Lawsuit

Does this sound familiar: You answer a phone call from a number you don’t recognize. The automated voice on the other end of the call congratulates you on possibly winning a free vacation cruise. In reality, you probably did not win a cruise.



You Could Be Entitled to $300 if You Received This Spam Call. Here’s How to Check

The most effective way to fight telemarketers? Sue them and force a settlement—one worth up to $12.5 million. A Chicago judge approved a settlement last month that forces Carnival, Norwegian, Royal Caribbean, and a marketing company that worked with them to pay up for spamming people with pre-recorded telemarketing calls that promoted the cruise lines.


Maritime Law Firm Rivkind and Margulies, P.A. Brings Lawsuit in Excess of $5 Million on Behalf of Cruise Ship Passenger for Serious Injuries Suffered During Use of AquaLoop Water Slide on Norwegian Cruise Line Cruise Ship

A passenger on a Norwegian Cruise Line Cruise Ship has hired nationally renowned Maritime attorney Brett Rivkind, lead attorney of the Miami-based law firm Rivkind and Margulies, P.A., to file suit on his behalf. The lawsuit, filed in the Federal District Court in Miami, Florida, alleges that the AquaLoop water slide on cruise ships presents serious risks of injury and …


Royal Caribbean Didn’t Try to Save Man Who Died After Falling Overboard on Cruise

The husband of a man who died after falling overboard on a Royal Caribbean cruise is now suing, claiming the company didn’t make any efforts to save him or to retrieve his body. According to a complaint filed in Miami Federal Court this week, reported by Courthouse News , the couple was subjected to homophobic taunts from employees almost immediately after boarding Oasis of the Seas on Oct. 31, …


Tom Cruise Movie Production Companies Hit With Wrongful Death Lawsuit

The production companies involved with Tom Cruise‘s “American Made,” formerly known as “Mena,” is getting hit by a wrongful death lawsuit, TheWrap has learned. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the family of Carlos Berl, the pilot who died when a plane carrying him and two others crashed during production in Colombia in September 2015. The complaint alleges that the production companies …


Settlement in TCPA Class Action Over Cruise Line Robocalls Could Reach Record $76 Million

The plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against Caribbean Cruise Line and a tax-exempt non-profit group, among others, for their alleged robocalls — which offered a free cruise for taking part in a political opinion survey — reportedly could get a record $76 million. Nicole Su, an associate in Dorsey Whitney LLP’s Southern California office, reported earlier this …