Posts by Jack Hickey
NEWS: Baltimore Bridge Collapses After Ship Collision
In a terrible story out of Maryland today, rescue workers are searching for as many as seven people after a bridge collapse in Baltimore. The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after being struck by a container vessel. CNN posted a video of the collapse, reporting: The ship, which hit the bridge just…
Read MoreURGENT UPDATE: Dept. of Homeland Security Involved in Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Sea Investigation
The Dept. of Homeland Security is now contacting the families of the child victims and making them aware that their children were filmed and photographed on the Royal Caribbean (RCCL) Symphony of the Seas cruise ship. Hickey Law Firm is speaking with multiple parents of children who were on board the ship. If you were…
Read MoreURGENT ALERT: Were You a Passenger on Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas?
If you were a passenger on the Royal Caribbean (RCCL) Symphony of the Seas cruise ship and had as your room steward Arvin Joseph Mirasol (see photo), you may have been illegally videotaped in your own cabin, including your cabin bathroom. This room steward is charged with placing cameras inside of cabins of the very…
Read MoreFour of the Biggest Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Awards of 2023
Law360 has listed some of the top personal injury and medical malpractice awards of 2023. Among them include a $1.2 billion award in a revenge porn case, and an $980 million jury verdict in Pennsylvania. 1. Houston woman awarded $1.2 billion in a revenge porn suit In Harris County, Texas, a jury awarded $1.2 billion…
Read MoreMarch Is Brain Injury Awareness Month
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. Awareness of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is important. Why? Because we all should know that the consequences of even a “mild” TBI can be devastating to the person who suffers it and to their friends and family. The person who has suffered a mild to moderate TBI may walk…
Read MoreNEWS: Florida Federal Court Reverses Summary Judgment for Walmart Slip and Fall, Remands Case to Lower Court
Recently, the Florida Federal Court reversed and remanded a summary judgment in a case involving a slip and fall in Walmart. The lower court issued a summary judgment in Walmart’s favor, but James Deakins – the injured party – appealed that decision. The Federal Court agreed with Deakins. The case will now go to trial…
Read MoreNEWS: Woman Sexually Assaulted on Norwegian Cruise Lines
According to a federal lawsuit, a woman aboard a Norwegian Cruise Line ship was sexually assaulted at the hands of a security guard last July. Fox News reports: The passenger, identified as Jane Doe, said she was drunk after partying at the heavily promoted Hip Hop Comedy Show and “became lost and confused” as she…
Read MoreUPDATE: Hickey Law Firm Files Lawsuit in Thriller Miami Boat Crash Incident Boat Crash Involving Thriller Miami Speedboat Adventures Tour Boat Caused at Least 29 Injuries
Hickey Law Firm has filed lawsuit on behalf of a woman who suffered head trauma and a traumatic brain injury in a boat collision. Stephanie Camarato and her husband, Matthew, were both on the Thriller Miami tour boat when a charter boat hit the tour boat. Stephanie is still be treated for her injuries. We…
Read MoreA Sexual Assault Lawsuit for $1.8 Million Was Recently Thrown Out by a Court
A court in Texas recently threw out a woman’s award for punitive damages after she filed a sexual assault lawsuit. Some people may have been shocked by the court’s decision to toss the woman’s compensation out the door, but the reason that they gave for doing this is because the law in Texas does not…
Read MoreFlorida Court Reverses Trial Judge’s Award for Medical Malpractice Damages
Florida’s 4th DCA has reversed a trial judge who awarded damages in a medical malpractice case. The case is against Holy Cross Hospital, among others. The plaintiff accuses the hospital and doctors of not ordering a scan on a woman fast enough which according to the suit resulted in the woman’s death. The hospital and…
Read MoreNEWS: Nearly 30 Injured in Miami Boat Crash
Nearly 30 people are recovering from injuries sustained after a tour boat collided with a private vessel on Sunday near Port Miami. The crash sent 13 people to the hospital, with another 16 sustaining injuries. No fatalities were reported, but the extent of the victims’ injuries is unclear as of Monday. Per CBS News: Around…
Read MoreNEWS: Two Kentucky Women Drugged and Assaulted on Carnival Cruise
Cruise lines have a duty under maritime law to warn passengers of risks and dangers that the cruise lines know or should know, for places where passengers on cruises are reasonably expected to go. The State Department recently issued an advisory about the violence in the Bahamas. But the cruise line failed to warn its…
Read MoreTesla’s Knowledge of Defective Autopilot System Could Mean Punitive Damages
A Florida judge has ruled that there is “reasonable evidence” indicating that Tesla CEO Elon Musk and other managers knew about a defective Autopilot system in the company’s vehicles but still allowed them to be driven unsafely. The ruling is a setback for Tesla after winning two product liability trials earlier in the year. The…
Read MoreNEWS: Chrysler Disputes Need for Recall of Headrests in Florida Trial
Plaintiffs are alleging in a case against Chrysler that their active head restraints (AHRs) are deploying suddenly and without warning, causing the risk of accidents and head injuries. Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, and Ram have issued a Service Bulletin explaining that the active head restraint is held in place by what Law 360 calls a…
Read MoreNEWS: New York State Jury Awards a Record $120M Medical Malpractice Verdict
In the biggest medical malpractice verdict in Westchester County history, a New York jury found a local hospital liable for negligent care given to a stroke patient, resulting in catastrophic brain damage. The jury awarded Lee and his representatives $9.4 million for past and future pain and suffering, $51 million for past and future lost…
Read MoreHickey Law Firm Files Two Sexual Assault Lawsuits Against MSC Cruises
Hickey Law Firm has filed two separate sexual assault lawsuits against MSC in federal court in Florida. One lawsuit alleges an assault by a crewmember; the other lawsuit cites a passenger as the perpetrator of sexual abuse of a child. “This seems to be a pattern,” attorney John H. (Jack) Hickey told Law360. “These sexual…
Read MoreNEWS: Jury Awards Highest Malpractice Award in Arizona History
This past November, an Arizona jury awarded a family $33 million in damages, the largest medical malpractice verdict in state history. The jury found Banner Health Hospital liable for a newborn’s birth injury. Greyson Griepentrog suffered a brain injury called hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy from oxygen deprivation. The lawsuit alleged that hospital employees spent 14 hours administering…
Read MoreOpioid Use and Abuse Affects Attorneys, Too
Opioids can destroy lives. While many attorneys have fought to hold drug manufacturers accountable for those lives, others were struggling – often alone and in silence – with addictions of their own. Recently, the Daily Business Review reached out to 21 lawyers who had been disciplined by the Florida Supreme Court for reasons related to…
Read MoreHickey Law Firm’s Year in Review
Hickey Law Firm had a very busy year in 2023. We wanted to share some of the highlights with you today. Hickey Law Firm specializes in “life changing injuries”®. Call us first. Call us now. 800.215.7117 Hickey Law Firm fights for injury victims in Miami and throughout Florida, and for cruise ship injury victims across…
Read MoreNEWS: Motorcyclist Awarded $44M in Texting Driver Crash Lawsuit
Law 360 reports a motorcyclist in South Carolina won a $44 million verdict against Amazon in a lawsuit alleging a company delivery driver caused an accident due to texting while driving. Shannon Shaw was hit while driving his motorcycle in Dorchester County, South Carolina by a delivery van operated by an employee of MJV Logistics,…
Read MoreHickey Law Firm Secures $1+ Million for Cruise Ship Injury Victim After Eight Day Trial in Federal Court
OVER $1M FINAL JUDGMENT ENTERED AGAINST NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE FOR TENDER OPERATOR’S NEGLIGENCE On October 25, 2019, a Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) tender was ferrying over 200 NCL passengers from the pier at Cannes, France to the NCL Epic cruise ship. The tender was the last one transporting passengers that day and was over 30…
Read MoreJudge Rules PetSmart Must Go Forward With Dog Urine Slip and Fall Lawsuit
On December 20, a Pennsylvania federal judge refused to toss out a suit against PetSmart Inc. by a woman who alleges she slipped and fell in a puddle of dog urine. U.S. District Judge Mia Roberts Perez denied the company’s motion for summary judgment in the suit filed by Vera Dominiak, stating that the frequency…
Read MoreInvestigation Ongoing About Fatal Blue Lagoon Ferry Accident in the Bahamas
Cruise ships cannot dock at certain ports. That is because the port channel and basin are too shallow or the pier and the cleats and other structures on the pier are too small to handle massive cruise ships. At these ports, the cruise ships anchor outside the immediate port waters. The cruise ship uses its…
Read MoreHickey Law Firm Earned Three Tier 1 Rankings from Best Law Firms®
Hickey Law Firm is pleased to announce that we have been recognized again by Best Lawyers in America. The Firm has achieved among its peers Tier 1 ranking (highest scores) in three areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs Hickey Law Firm may be the only firm…
Read MoreCelebrity Cruises Youth Counselor Faces Molestation Charges
Sexual assault of passengers happens on cruise ships. We have represented numerous cruise ship rape and assault victims over the years. A 35-year-old cruise ship youth counselor is in custody in Broward County jail after being charged with abusive sexual contact with a minor under the age of 12. The FBI reports the man sexually…
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