Interesting court decision

[jimbo5544]

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23223-judge-rules-for-carnival-in-cuba-case.html

[ontheweb]

14 minutes ago, jimbo5544 said:

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/23223-judge-rules-for-carnival-in-cuba-case.html

Its no wonder that Carnival has to keep a whole lot of lawyers. Anybody will sue over anything.

[jimbo5544]

23 minutes ago, ontheweb said:

Its no wonder that Carnival has to keep a whole lot of lawyers. Anybody will sue over anything.

True, this case had a lot of meaning and importance for the industry.   

[lagienomai]

I remember hearing about this when it first started. I wondered then if the Cuban Government seized the land(port water whatever you want to call it) how are they suing a company for using the area that the government is allowing. I could be wrong but I seriously doubt Carnival knew that this guy lost his land in the 60's...

[TNcruising02]

It's good to see that a judge agrees that Carnival is not liable for Cuba taking one of their citizen's property.

[ontheweb]

3 hours ago, TNcruising02 said:

It's good to see that a judge agrees that Carnival is not liable for Cuba taking one of their citizen's property.

But it is unfortunate some lawyer could think that they could make a case for Carnival to be liable for Cuba having taken the property.

[TNcruising02]

1 hour ago, ontheweb said:

But it is unfortunate some lawyer could think that they could make a case for Carnival to be liable for Cuba having taken the property.

An attorney will add everyone under the sun to a lawsuit.

[joeyancho]

14 minutes ago, TNcruising02 said:

An attorney will add everyone under the sun to a lawsuit.

If he doesn't,  he is being negligent.  Did you go to law school? 

[TNcruising02]

8 minutes ago, joeyancho said:

If he doesn't,  he is being negligent.  Did you go to law school? 

I was just making a statement.  Even though it seems like only the alleged negligent party would be on the lawsuit, that is not always the case.  It's up to the innocent people to get themselves removed and deal with it.

[scpirate]

4 hours ago, ontheweb said:

But it is unfortunate some lawyer could think that they could make a case for Carnival to be liable for Cuba having taken the property.

Attorneys are looking for a Payday they don't care where it comes from.

[ontheweb]

11 hours ago, scpirate said:

Attorneys are looking for a Payday they don't care where it comes from.

But if they work on a contingency, there is no payday unless they win. They have to get "suckers" who will believe them that it is winnable but they won't work on a contingency otherwise.

[TNcruising02]

I think attorneys always hope for a settlement.  Sometimes it's easier for someone to settle than to go to court.