Class-action lawsuit filed in cruise ship fiasco [View all]
A Florida maritime law firm has filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of passengers aboard the ill-fated Carnival Triumph.
The lawsuit, filed on Feb. 18 in United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, claims that Carnival Corp. was negligent for allowing Carnival Triumph to embark on the failed five-day cruise when the company was aware the ship was prone to mechanical and/or engine issues.
Three days after leaving Galveston on Feb. 7 for Mexico, a fire ignited in the Triumph's engine room, disabling the vessel's propulsion system and knocking out power. The ship drifted for days in the Gulf of Mexico before it was towed to Mobile, Ala., on Feb. 14.
Attorneys at Miami-based Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman filed the lawsuit on behalf of passengers Matt and Melissa Crusan of Oklahoma, and more than 100 other passengers aboard the vessel. Most of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit are from Texas, according to attorney Mike Winkleman.
More at http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Class-action-lawsuit-filed-in-cruise-ship-fiasco-4293632.php .
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