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Florida Cruise Ship Injury Lawyers...

A severe injury sustained while vacationing or working on a cruise ship can leave you angry and frustrated, struggling to recover physically and financially. Wouldn’t it be comforting to have an experienced maritime injury lawyer who cares as much about your case as you do?

Our attorneys believe there is no substitute for personal attention when you are in crisis. One of our chief priorities is to develop strong bonds with you to provide peace of mind. It is critical that your questions are answered in a timely fashion and that you always know the status of your case. We also ensure you understand the pros and cons of available options so you can make informed decisions.

Backed by more than 32 years of litigation experience, we have earned a reputation for excellence, professionalism and integrity. Defense attorneys respect our knowledge and commitment to protecting our clients’ rights. They understand that our settlement offers are reasonable and based on solid facts and that we will advocate in court to ensure clients receive full compensation.

Florida Maritime Law...

Many people who suffer an injury at sea are covered by a special set of laws known as "maritime law." Maritime law applies to offshore laborers and other members of maritime industries, as well as passengers injured on cruises. It allows families to get compensation for accidents that cause serious injuries and wrongful deaths.

Cruise Ship Passenger Injuries...

More than 4 million passengers every year, or about 45% of the entire worldwide cruise industry's passengers, depart out of Miami, Port Everglades - Fort Lauderdale, Cape Canaveral or Tampa. The amount of revenue generated by the cruise industry is enormous. With the profits of these cruise lines, comes the responsibility to provide a safe environment for its passengers. This is not always a primary concern for some cruise lines.

If you have been injured while on a cruise ship, one of our cruise ship injury attorneys may be able to help you in receiving compensation for your injuries sustained while at sea. A passenger on a cruise who has sustained an injury may be able to recover medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and more. Our maritime attorneys represent injured passengers as a result of cruise line negligence. Numerous cruise lines, such a Royal Caribbean and Carnival are based in Florida and injury claims must be brought in Fort Lauderdale (Broward County) or Miami (Miami-Dade County). Our maritime attorneys handle cruise liability cases where passengers slip and fall on slippery floors, trip and fall, sustain finger amputations from heavy cruise ship doors, fall over inadequate balconies, and where innocent passengers are assaulted by cruise line employees or other passengers. Our maritime attorneys litigate and try cases against passengers who are raped or molested by cruise ship employees or passengers. We handle cases against all cruise lines based out of Florida.

Death on the High Seas Act....

Federal Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA), 46. U.S.C. Appx. §§761-768, was enacted by Congress in 1920 and provided recovery for the death of any person “caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default occurring on the high seas beyond a marine league (3 nautical miles) from the shore of any State…or the Territories or dependencies of the United States. The Act provides that the decedent’s personal representative recovers “for the exclusive benefit of the decedent’s wife, husband, parent, child, or dependent relative.” Damages under the Death on the High Seas Act include loss of care nurture and guidance, loss of financial support, loss of household services, medical expenses, and burial/funeral costs.

Jones Act...

The Jones Act (sometimes called the "Merchant Marine Act") applies to injuries caused by negligence that are suffered by sailors and other off-shore laborers. It gives the right to compensation for medical bills, loss of earning capacity, and any wages lost while recuperating. If you have suffered a catastrophic injury that has made you completely unable to work, you are entitled to lifelong compensation for treatments, therapies, and lost wages.

The Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act...

The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act covers a different group of maritime workers. The Jones Act covers seamen who work aboard seagoing vessels as part of the crew. This Act was passed by the federal government and was written to protect crews who work on any vessel that carries the U.S. flag. The Jones Act also applies to off-shore workers and crews of any vessel using an inland waterway. The Longshore and Harbor Workers Act, as the name implies, covers maritime workers who work on land; longshoremen, harbor workers, ship loaders, builders of ships over 55 tons, etc.

Of course, other laws can also apply to maritime injury cases. If a defective machine or other product was at fault, a Florida maritime lawyer can make a product liability claim. If your employer was not at fault, but another sub-contractor was, a third-party claim may necessary.

Contact Us...

If you are confused by the many maritime legal issues that may be at play in your case, do not worry. Let one of our skilled maritime lawyers speak with you in a free consultation, analyze your situation, and explain how the law affects you. Contact one of our trial attorneys today at 1-888-744-7542 or send us an e-mail. You may also complete the form below and one of our lawyers will contact you. Our attorneys and staff speak Spanish and Portuguese.

Timothy C. Nies, Esq.
Grossman Attorneys at Law

Toll-free: 1-888-744-7542

Local: 561-308-5585

E-mail: timnies@ymail.com

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The experienced cruise line accident trial attorneys of our law firm represent injured harbor workers,cruise passengers, and cruise ship employees in Florida and the United States from our Boca Raton and Clewiston offices. From our Boca Raton office in Palm Beach County and from our Clewiston office in Hendry County, we represent clients in South Florida, South America, Europe, Caribbean, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Weston, Sunrise, Tamarac, Pompano Beach, and Deerfield Beach. Attorney Timothy Nies and Attorney Howard Grossman offer free consultations to discuss your maritime case, your Jones Act case, or you Longshore and Harborworkers claim. Our cruise line injury lawyers represent clients living in New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and California. Our aggressive advocates represent clients who live in Texas, Arizona, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Washingon DC, Utah, New Mexico, Louisiana, Georgia, Tennessee, Oregon and Massachussetts. Our attorneys represents cruise vacation passengers living in all major cities in the U.S., including Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, Miami, Atlanta, Dallas, and others who has been injured while on a cruise. Our lawyers represent passengers departing on cruises out of Miami, Port Everglades - Fort Lauderdale, and Tampa. Our trial lawyers are members of the Florida Bar and Federal courts and represent passengers injured on cruise liners leaving out of Florida and subject to venue as indicated on cruise liner passenger tickets. Cruise line companies in Florida include Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, and others.

Our maritime cruiseship injury litigators represent employees, workers and passengers of cruise ships who have sustained neck injuries, back injuries, head injuries, broken bones, shoulder injuries, brain injuries who reside in in New York, New Jersey, California, Illinois, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Tampa, and Jacksonville. Our maritime lawyers routinely represent clients from New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois, California, Arizona, North Carolina, Texas, North Dakota, Maryland, New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Chicago, Boston, Massachussets, Trenton, Milwaukee, Missouri, North Carolina, Virginia, Minnesota, Michigan, Washington DC, Pennsylvania, and Missouri. Our lawyers represent clients injured on Florida cruises who live in Miami, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Wilton Manors, Pembroke Pines, Dania, Davie and Coconut Creek. Nearly half of the world cruise industry leaves out of Port Canaveral, Miami, Port Everglades - Fort Lauderdale and Tampa. Miami is the number one departure for the entire cruise industry worldwide. If you have been injured on a cruise that departed from Port Canaveral, Miami, Fort Lauderdale or Tampa, Florida, and have been injured due to the negligence of a cruise line or employee, call our Florida maritime lawyers for a free consultation. Our Florida lawyers represent cruise passengers who were injured on cruises leaving from Florida, but who live and reside in New York City, Los Angeles, Houston, Phoenix, Philadelphia, San Antonio, Dallas, San Jose, Detroit, Jacksonville, Indianapolis, San Francisco, Columbus, Austin, Memphis, Baltimore, Seattle, Washington, Las Vegas, Portland, Oklahoma City, Atlanta, Tuscon, Tampa, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Our cruise ship injury law firm represents clients who vacationed on a cruise out of Florida, but live in Riverside, Buffalo, St. Paul, Lexington, Arlington, Virginia, Laredo, Chesapeake, Madison, Wisconsin, Knoxville, Salt Lake City, Providence, Newport News, Pembroke Pines, Rockfor, Illinois. Attorney to help me in lawsuit against a cruise ship company in Miami, FL. If your husband or wife was injured while on a cruise, our attorneys can help you.

Our experienced trial attorneys will file maritime and longshore and harborworkers compensation lawsuits on behalf of cruiseship passengers against cruise lines in Florida, including Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Royal Carribean, Celebrity and other cruise lines. Our admiralty and maritime injury lawyers represent those injured on cruise ships, including seamen and passengers living in Cypress Creek, Margate, Clewiston, More Haven, Fort Myers, and Stuart. Our attorneys are skilled in the prosecution of claims of trip and fall, unsafe stairways, fire, drowning, open hatch, head injury, amputation, assaults, sexual assault, rape, swimming pool accidents, alcohol-related injuries, elevator accident, spinal injury, medical malpractice, inadequate security, lack of security, negligent security, and other personal injuries sustained by passengers on cruises. If you have been hurt on a cruise line or in a port such as Port Everglades, Port of Jacksonville, in Saint Lucie County, Vero Beach, Jupiter, or anywhere else in Florida call our trial lawyers for a free consultation to discuss your possible Jones Act Case or Longshore and Harbors Act claim. Our attorneys are zealous advocates who will work hard to seek maximum compensation for your injury or illness sustained on a cruise vacation. Our lawyers and paralegals speak Spanish and Portuguese. We also have translators who speak Italian, Greek, Dutch, and Norwegian. From our main office in Boca Raton and a satellite office in Clewiston, Florida, the lawyers of Howard S. Grossman, P.A. serve maritime injury victims in Miami, Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Delray Beach, Pompano Beach, Coral Springs, Miami Lakes, Aventura, Weston, Cape Canaveral, Port Canaveral and throughout Florida and the United States. Our cruise ship passenger trial law teams represent injured passengers who live in North Carolina and South Carolina who must file their lawsuits here in the State of Florida. The maritime lawyers of our firm represent people worldwide in lawsuits against major cruise lines, including Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Norway, Sweden and Germany. Our admiralty and maritime lawyers represent clients in Greece, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand. Our maritime injury law firm represents clients who live in Austria, Switzerland, France, Portugal, Spain, The Netherlands, Poland, Turkey, Hungary, Egypt, Ireland, UK, United Kingdom, England, Scotland, Australia, Denmark and all countries. Our attorneys represent passengers throughout the world, including passengers who contracted Legionnaires' Disease.

Avocat de Dommage Corporel. Our cruise ship attorneys speak Spanish and Portuguese. Our law firm speaks French, Russian, Arabic and Chinese. Our cruise ship injury (passenger and seamen) attorneys and professional paralegals and notaries public speak French, Russian and Portuguese. Our maritime law firm employs french speaking laweyers and paralegals. We have arabic speaking lawyers and paralegals. We have Portuguese speaking lawyers and paralegals. Our maritime law firm have creole speaking lawyers and paralegals. Our admiralty and maritime firm has staff that understands spanish and french. Our cruise ship injury lawyers speak Spanish, Brazilian Portuguse and French. We serve injured clients from Brazil, France, Canada, Mexico, Spain, Sao Paulo, Rio, Paris, Haiti and the carribean. Our product liability and jones act lawyers speak French, Spanish, Creole and Portuguese. Our lawyers represent clients throughout the United States from our Jacksonville, Clewiston and Boca Raton Offices. We represent clients worldwide in cruise ship injury cases, including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, The Netherland, Sweden, Russia, Japan, India, Switzerland, Greece and Norway. Nos avocats maritimes parlent français. French: Nous représentons des passagers blessés sur des bateaux de croisière. German: Unsere Seerechtsanwälte sprechen französisch. Wir stellen die Passagiere dar, die auf Kreuzschiffen verletzt werden. Portuguese: Nossos advogados marítimos de Florida falam o português. Nós representamos os passageiros feridos ou matados em navios de cruzeiros. Italian: I nostri avvocati marittimi in Florida parlano italiano. La nostra ditta di legge rappresenta ed aiuta i passeggeri danneggiati o uccisi sulle navi da crociera. French: Nos avocats maritimes en Floride parlent français. Notre cabinet juridique représente et aide des passagers blessés ou tués sur des bateaux de croisière Italian: I nostri avvocati marittimi in Florida parlano italiano. La nostra ditta di legge negli Stati Uniti rappresenta ed aiuta i passeggeri danneggiati o uccisi sulle navi da crociera. Spanish: Nuestros abogados marítimos en la Florida hablan español. Nuestro bufete de abogados en los Estados Unidos representa y ayuda a los pasajeros dañados o matados en los barcos de cruceros. Dutch: Onze maritieme advocaten in Florida spreken het Nederlands. Onze Firma van de Wet in de Verenigde Staten vertegenwoordigt en helpt passagiers die of gedood op cruiseschepen worden verwond. For more information on our practice, visit www.admiraltyandmaritimee.com. Please also visit our site: www.longshoreandharborworkerslawyers.com.

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