Thoughts?

[papilliontraveler]

http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/post/2010/10/carnival-cruise-line-passenger-broken-leg-125000-payment/128506/1

[Wyattcruiser]

Ouch.........

[crewsweeper]

$125K seems a little low for what true neglience lawsuits usually settle for so I'd assume she bears some responsibility for what happened (refusing assistance offered? Wearing unstable shoes? Coming back a bit tipsy?) and taking it to court would be more costly for her and losing 30-40% to her lawyer. Plus her medical was covered by insurance.

 

Tenders can swing and sway a lot which is why Carnival and others will not pull in to a tender port if the water is too rough. so everyone needs to be careful and watch the footing when stepping on or off a tender.

[KroozFoolz]

I find this one more interesting. :D

 

http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/legacy/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=13040.blog

[mavis2222]

Typical of this country or anywhere else. Everybody has to sue everybody.

[marshhawk]

That's actually not much money, I'm wondering if she was embarressed and didn't accept a hospital visit right away. ??

 

Trust me, if the ships's captain says it's too windy to tender carefully, I believe him.

[yogimax]

Typical of this country or anywhere else. Everybody has to sue everybody.

 

I agree that many lawsuits are totally frivilous and Congress missed an opportunity to establish tort reform, BUT in this case, it seems the settlement was quite fair to everyone.

[framerman]

I find this one more interesting. :D

 

http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/legacy/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=13040.blog

it left him impotent???

[nancydee]

it left him impotent???

 

New meaning to "I've fallen and I can't get up!" lmao

[Traveler353]

Carnival was not found to be at fault in this. It was settled out of court. I would suppose that it was much cheaper for Carnival to just pay her and her lawyer off than fighting it. 125K is petty cash as far as they are concerned.

[mizLORInj]

hmmmmmmmmm. waiver to sign before tendering!

 

Sad she was injured though.

[awsum9]

Now thats funny

[MrPete]

ouch.........

 

x2>>>

[CruisinManiac]

New meaning to "I've fallen and I can't get up!" lmao

 

I usually don't laugh out loud to post on these threads, but that comment almost made me choke on my cornbread. :D:) Thank you for that!

 

Yes, I was eating in front of the computer. :rolleyes:

[toby #1]

On our Legend cruise we were coming back on the tender and all was okay until I stepped off, a big wave came up just as I started to step on the ship, the ship went down, the tender went up and both men holding each of my hands let go and down I went. If I hadn't had my dgs with me I would have cried. I landed on my right lower leg. They picked me up and asked if I was okay and if I wanted to go to the ships doctor. I said no, I'm okay.

 

I knew nothing was broken and I had a big bruise from knee to ankle for about three months. I should have gone to the doc but I didn't want to worry dgs. I just laughed it off. Thank God I didn't damage it as I have a gash in that leg from 38 stitches a couple of years before.

 

If it ever happens to you, please have the doc check you out. I was lucky, you may not be.