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Well, it did not take the ambulance chasers (IMO) long to get
involved. I received this information from Parker & Waichman
Attorneys at Law and thought it would be of interest. If you have
missed any of my news' postings, they are available on my web site.
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Parker & Waichman, LLP Retained by Five Passengers Injured after Crown
Princess Cruise Ship Listed to the Right; Firm Currently Evaluating
Cases on Behalf of Other Injured Passengers and Crew Members
Firm Criticizes Carnival's Plan to Continue Using Cruise Ship and
Believes Ship Should Remain Docked Until NTSB and Coast Guard
Investigation is Concluded
NEW YORK, July 21, 2006
Parker & Waichman, LLP (http://www.yourlawyer.com) announced that it
has been retained by five passengers on the Crown Princess cruise ship
who were injured after the vessel listed between 15 and 38 degrees to
the right. On July 19 the ship departed from Canaveral, Florida for
New York on the final leg of a nine-day Caribbean voyage. Parker &
Waichman, LLP intends to file the required notice of claim to Carnival
Corp. (NYSE:CCL - News), the owner of the Crown Princess, on behalf of
these injured victims later today. The firm intends to file suit
against Carnival Corp. and the relevant component manufacturers,
including the manufacturers of the ship's autopilot and steering
systems, by the end of July 2006.
Parker & Waichman, LLP is currently investigating additional claims
from passengers and crew members. Passengers can request a free
lawsuit case consultation at
http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/cruise_ship_injuries .
Injured crew members can request a free lawsuit case consultation by
visiting
http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/cruise_ship_injuries or
http://www.maritimelegalhelp.com.
The ship, which weighs approximately 113,000 tons, had more than 3,100
passengers and 1,200 crew members aboard when the incident occurred.
While the actual cause of the problem will be determined after the
NTSB and Coast Guard finish their investigation, it is believed that
the incident was caused by a malfunction of the steering equipment, or
human error by the bridge crew. Similar incidents have happened in the
past. The ship has since departed for Brooklyn, New York, with
investigators from the U.S. Coast Guard and NTSB aboard. Carnival
currently intends to put the ship back into service this Saturday,
even if the investigation is not completed.
``The investigation into the cause of the problem has only just begun.
We believe Carnival has jeopardized the safety of the ship's crew
members by requiring them to sail to New York today,'' said Jerrold S.
Parker, partner at Parker & Waichman, LLP. ``The company's plan to put
passengers back on the boat this weekend, before the safety
investigation is concluded, is grossly irresponsible. We call on the
NTSB and Coast Guard to require that Carnival keep the ship docked
until it is deemed safe and bear responsibility for the injuries of
passengers and crewmembers in this latest safety breach.''
About Parker & Waichman, LLP
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offices in New York and New Jersey. Parker & Waichman, LLP has
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