Grand Princess passengers suing Princess for Negligence

[chipmaster]

Suspect there the lawyers will be very busy with Grand, Coral, Diamond and also the other lines notably HAL with the Zaandam 

 

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/09/grand-princess-passengers-sue-cruise-line-for-negligence-over-covid-19-outbreak/

 

But looks like the cruise lines are very clever?

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2020/04/02/coronavirus-lawsuits-face-uphill-battle-against-cruise-industry/5111173002/

Edited April 11, 2020 by chipmaster

[Pushka]

Ruby Princess in Australia is being sued because of 15 deaths from one cruise and over 600 positive results plus around 100 crew. Worse than Diamond. Although the corporate structures are being revealed here too. Carnival Australia never existed as a legal entity. 

[gatour]

1 hour ago, chipmaster said:

Suspect there the lawyers will be very busy with Grand, Coral, Diamond and also the other lines notably HAL with the Zaandam 

 

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/09/grand-princess-passengers-sue-cruise-line-for-negligence-over-covid-19-outbreak/

 

But looks like the cruise lines are very clever?

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2020/04/02/coronavirus-lawsuits-face-uphill-battle-against-cruise-industry/5111173002/

They are not being clever, they are just using what is available to them.  It is not just the cruise lines but cargo companies that utilized the existing laws (international or otherwise) that have been in place for decades if not a century.

 

The USA today Article even references this, and the attempt to change some of the laws.