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• Attorneys David J. Horr and Juan C. Perez, Jr., recently completed a two-week jury trial where a passenger sued Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

  Attorneys David J. Horr and Juan C. Perez, Jr., recently completed a two-week jury trial where a passenger sued Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. due to a fall she experienced while boarding a cruise ship.  The passenger was found 90% liable for her accident. Read Full Article

• SUING AN INTERNATIONAL SHIPYARD IN FLORIDA? NOT SO FAST, SAYS APPELLATE COURT

  In a decision that will impact international shipyards, the Florida Third District Court of Appeal directed the trial court in Meyer Werft GMBH & Company, KG, v. Humain to grant Meyer Werft’s motion to dismiss Humain’s complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction. In March 2016, Jocelyne Humain, who had been hired as a seamstress by the Cintas... View Article

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Shipowner Based on Open and Obvious Defense

  In Troutman v. Seaboard Atlantic LTD., No. 19-10533 (11th Cir. 2020) , the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of Seaboard, finding that Troutman’s suit was barred because, among other reasons, the hazardous condition that led to his injury was open and obvious. At the time of his accident,... View Article