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Pasajeros de cruceros alegan mala conducta por el coronavirus, Napoli Shkolnik Blog (20 de marzo de 2020)

Abogados de lesiones en cruceros

Cada año, miles de personas disfrutan de relajantes cruceros a bordo de grandes cruceros. Pero cuando las cosas salen mal en estos viajes, el incidente a menudo termina muy mal. Lejos de la costa, no hay servicios de emergencia para reaccionar ante incendios y otros catástrofes. Or, if someone on board develops a contagious disease, everyone else on board could be at risk. Collisions and other similar events are not uncommon either.

These claims are quite complex, because they may involve state law or U.S. law. The Napoli Shkolnik El equipo legal tiene la experiencia que necesita. Bajo el liderazgo de destacados abogados de lesiones en cruceros como Marie Napoli, nuestros profesionales evalúan rápidamente su reclamo desde una perspectiva fáctica y legal. Al mismo tiempo, conectamos a las víctimas con médicos, incluso si no tienen seguro ni dinero. En otras palabras, el bienestar total de nuestros clientes es lo único que nos importa cuando se asocian con nosotros.

Tipos de accidentes de cruceros

Many things can go wrong on a cruise ship, and shipowner negligence causes or contributes to almost all of them.

Large ships are essentially floating cities. All these people living and working together puts a great deal of strain on a ship’s physical facilities, such as walkways, stairwells, and handrails. This excessive use often causes caídas graves. Shipboard conditions increase the likelihood of a fall. Wet decks affect footing, and harsh sunlight affects vision.

Most cruise ships also carry huge amounts of diesel fuel, coal, or other highly flammable substances. Even a small fire could cause a major conflagration which can affect everyone onboard.

Passengers and crew almost never wear life preservers. If they fall overboard, they have little chance of survival.

Lesiones en piscina son bastante comunes también. El ahogamiento no intencional es la principal causa de muerte de niños menores de cuatro años. La intoxicación en piscinas también es un peligro grave. Los productos químicos para limpiar piscinas contienen cloro y otros ingredientes agresivos. Si el nivel químico es demasiado alto, los nadadores podrían sufrir quemaduras químicas graves. En el extremo opuesto del espectro, si el nivel del producto químico de limpieza es demasiado bajo, los nadadores podrían contraer infecciones bacterianas peligrosas.

Lesiones de empleados

Normally, if workers are injured on the job, these victims can rely on workers’ compensation benefits. But workers’ compensation rules do not apply on seagoing vessels. Instead, the Jones Act typically protects victims in these situations.

The Jones Act applies to “seamen,” which is anyone from a captain to a cabin boy. Specifically, this law defines seamen as people who spend at least 30 percent of their time working on a ship. So, longshoremen probably do not qualify for Jones Act relief, even though they spend some time aboard the ships they load or unload.

Employer responsibilities are clear under the Jones Act. This law requires ship owners or operators to:

Proporcionar a los marineros un lugar de trabajo razonablemente seguro, y
Inspeccione el barco con frecuencia para asegurarse de que se mantenga seguro.

Possible hazards include slippery or unsafe decks, malfunctioning equipment, lack of training or discipline, unsafe work methods, or lack of proper equipment.

Fishing consistently ranks as one of the most dangerous of all occupations. There are many equipment and other hazards. Furthermore, when something goes wrong, there may be no help nearby. The Jones Act covers injured fishermen and all other injured seamen.

To obtain compensation, victim/plaintiffs must prove that the shipowner’s negligence proximately caused the injury. For example, assume a sailor stumbles over a small oil patch at the same time the vessel pitches violently, and he falls. Mother Nature probably had more to do with the injury than the oil slick, but the oil slick may have played a part in the fall. So, the Jones Act applies.

The Jones Act burden of proof (proximate cause) is much lower than the burden of proof in civil court (a preponderance of the evidence, or “more likely than not”). If the above example went to a normal civil court, there would probably not be enough evidence to obtain compensation.

Workers’ compensation claims are usually limited to economic losses. But the Jones Act provides compensation for both economic losses, such as medical bills, and noneconomic losses, such as pain and suffering. Additional punitive damages may be available as well, in some extreme cases.

Lesiones de pasajeros en cruceros

La Ley Jones se aplica ya sea que el barco esté amarrado al muelle o en medio del Océano Pacífico. Sin embargo, la ubicación geográfica puede significar mucho cuando los pasajeros resultan heridos.

Reclamos de Ley Estatal

If the vessel was less than three miles away from shore, the closest state’s law applies. Negligence laws vary significantly in different states. For example, the laws in a “red” state like Alaska are much different from the laws in a “blue” state like California.

Fortunately for victims, the bottom line is always the same. State law compensates victims for both economic and noneconomic losses, in almost all cases.

Ley de muerte en alta mar

Si el crucero u otra embarcación estaba a más de tres millas de la costa, se aplica la Ley federal de muerte en alta mar (DOHSA). Esta ley limita la compensación por lesiones a pérdidas pecuniarias, como facturas médicas, salarios perdidos y otras pérdidas económicas, como gastos funerarios y de entierro en un muerte injusta matter.

Wrongful death survivors may be able to file additional claims under a separate legal theory, such as negligent infliction of emotional distress, and obtain additional compensation for things like their grief and suffering over the loss of a loved one.

Cruise ship accident victims may be entitled to substantial compensation, but these claims are quite complex. For a free consultation with an abogado con experiencia en lesiones personales en Nueva York, póngase en contacto con Napoli Shkolnik PLLC. Tienes un tiempo limitado para actuar.