NEWS: 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…
Read MoreNew Opinion on a Fatal Car Accident That Killed Four Women in Florida
The Federal appeals court for Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, has affirmed a verdict in a car crash in the Florida Keys where a truck crashed into a car with four young women from Spain who were on vacation at the time. All four women died. The verdict was for…
Read MoreKratom Co. Hit with $11.6M Judgment in Florida Mom’s Death
A federal judge in Florida has entered an $11.6 million judgment against a kratom distributor, Grow LLC (operating as the Kratom Distro), based in Oregon. The judgment comes in response to a case involving the death of Krystal Talavera, who passed away in 2021 after consuming kratom, an herbal supplement with opioid-like effects. The judge…
Read MoreWhy Are Royal Caribbean Cruises Sales Soaring?
While cruises seem to be more popular than ever, we know what kinds of dangers they can pose. We handle cruise ship cases. Not everyone can do this, because cruise ships fall under Maritime law. This is a complicated area of law. We are specialists in Maritime law so we understand the risks. It is…
Read MoreNEWS: Five Lobster Hunters Saved from Sinking Boat in Marathon
Boaters and passengers who intend to go out on the water deserve to be safe. Hickey Law Firm can help when someone else’s negligence causes your injuries. Make sure everyone has access to a well-maintained Personal Flotation Device (PFD). These are life jackets. They should be easily reachable, not stored in locked compartments. Keep a…
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