Cruise Ship Accident/Injury Deadlines and Ticket Fine Print...
- Statutes of Limitations
- Notice of Claim Requirements
Cruise Ship Accident/Injury Deadlines... - Statutes of Limitations - Notice of Claim Requirements
Cruise ships introduce challenging legal issues for injury victims. Although the cruise atmosphere appears to be one of leisure, fun, and tropical cocktails, there are unique maritime law concepts that could apply to the cruise ship guest.
Tickets for a cruise often impose forum clauses that place restrictions on where an injury action can be pursued. This means a plaintiff submits to the jurisdiction of the state where the cruise ship maintains its corporate offices (not to be confused with flag registry, which is where the vessel itself is registered).
Additionally, cruise ship tickets could impose their own statutes of limitations, which are usually shorter than those that apply to accidents taking place in similar settings shoreside. A statute of limitations is essentially a deadline by which a lawsuit must be filed with the applicable court system. While this timespan is usually in the order of two or three years in most states within the U.S., the statute of limitations for cruise ship accident cases could be one year. In addition to stipulating a one-year statute of limitations, as opposed to the three-year maritime statute of limitations ordinarily applied in shipboard negligence lawsuits, a cruise ticket may further impose notice of claim requirements that are even shorter. Most cruise ships are not registered in the United States. They sail under the flags of the Bahamas, Liberia, offers many advantages for cruise lines. Operating a vessel under a foreign flag (or flag of convenience as they are sometimes called) offers benefits to cruise lines in terms of tax issues, employment and labor lawissues, and other areas
Additionally, cruise ship tickets could impose their own statutes of limitations, which are usually shorter than those that apply to accidents taking place in similar settings shoreside. A statute of limitations is essentially a deadline by which a lawsuit must be filed with the applicable court system. While this timespan is usually in the order of two or three years in most states within the U.S., the statute of limitations for cruise ship accident cases could be one year. In addition to stipulating a one-year statute of limitations, as opposed to the three-year maritime statute of limitations ordinarily applied in shipboard negligence lawsuits, a cruise ticket may further impose notice of claim requirements that are even shorter. Most cruise ships are not registered in the United States. They sail under the flags of the Bahamas, Liberia, offers many advantages for cruise lines. Operating a vessel under a foreign flag (or flag of convenience as they are sometimes called) offers benefits to cruise lines in terms of tax issues, employment and labor lawissues, and other areas
In addition to stipulating a one-year statute of limitations, as opposed to the three-year maritime statute of limitations ordinarily applied in shipboard negligence lawsuits, a cruise ticket may further impose notice of claim requirements that are even shorter.
Most cruise ships are not registered in the United States. They sail under the flags of the Bahamas, Liberia, offers many advantages for cruise lines. Operating a vessel under a foreign flag (or flag of convenience as they are sometimes called) offers benefits to cruise lines in terms of tax issues, employment and labor law issues, and other areas.
