Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus) - Last 90 Days

• Carnival Cruise Line has its Passenger Cruise Ship Arrested in Texas

  Brett Rivkind | April 04, 2012 1:17 PM | 4 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  Attempting to “triumph” in their quest to hold Miami based Carnival Corporation liable for the Costa Concordia disaster, lawyers in Texas have used a special maritime procedure...

• Are Terrorist Attacks Another Fear for Passengers of Cruise Ships?

  Brett Rivkind | May 01, 2012 4:05 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  CNN has reported a very disturbing story which revealed that investigators had obtained more than 100 al Qaeda documents outlining plots for the terrorist group. Among their plans, seizing cruise...

• Arrest May be Imminent in George Smith Disappearance Case

  Brett Rivkind | May 17, 2012 7:11 AM | 2 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  I have previously discussed that my firm represented the parents of George Smith, who disappeared during his honeymoon cruise aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, the Brilliance of the Seas in...

• Cruise Ship Companies Getting Strict About Safety Drill After Costa Concordia Disaster

  Brett Rivkind | May 16, 2012 5:14 PM | 1 CommentFort Lauderdale, FL

  Cruise ships are finally showing improvements in their safety measures since the Costa Concordia disaster, as can be seen in an article published earlier today in USA today titled “Elderly...

• Plane Crashed into Publix Supermarket in Deland Florida

  Ed Normand | April 03, 2012 11:53 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A plane recently crashed into a Publix Supermarket in Deland Florida injuring the plane occupants and some of the shoppers in the store. A briefing is being held now by the National...

• Brass Bell from Costa Concordia Stolen

  Brett Rivkind | March 16, 2012 5:37 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  It has been reported that the large brass bell from the Costa Concordia, the cruise ship that is laying on its side half submerged just off of the cost of Italy, on a reef known as Seagull Point...

• Cruise Ship to Re-enact Titanic Voyage

  Brett Rivkind | April 09, 2012 5:34 PM | 1 CommentFort Lauderdale, FL

  ABC News reported on a cruise ship which is tracing the famous Titanic voyage that ended with a crash into an iceberg and the sinking of the ship in 1912. The cruise ship, the M/S Balmoral,...

• Cruise Ship Industry Meeting Addresses Medical Care aboard Cruise Ships

  Brett Rivkind | March 16, 2012 5:30 PM | 2 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  I have repeatedly reported about instances involving medical negligence committed by the medical staff onboard a passenger cruise ship. Many issues arise in cases involving a claim of medical...

• 97-Yr-Old Cruise Ship Passenger Transported by U.S. Coast Guard for Immediate Medical Attention

  Brett Rivkind | April 12, 2012 5:47 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  A 97-year-old woman fell on board the cruise ship the Celebrity Silhouette and suffered a head injury which necessitated emergency medical care and treatment. A Coast Guard flight surgeon was...

• Cruise Ship Law News Update

  Brett Rivkind | May 15, 2012 5:17 PM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  Some recently interesting developments in the maritime law field. It was reported that there was a large settlement reached in the case involving a Philadelphia duck boat that was involved...