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Medical crews on board cruise ships are medical professionals who we expect will properly attend to passengers seeking medical care. Unfortunately, medical crews can incorrectly diagnose patients and fail to provide proper treatment.
Sustaining an illness or injury on a cruise ship can feel quite overwhelming. When you are out at sea and away from the usual medical amenities, it can be difficult to feel comfortable and recover. Moreover, grave results may occur when cruise ship medical staff recognize your signs and symptoms but disregard them as unworthy of treatment. Medical malpractice lawyers understand how failure to treat can lead to numerous health issues.
At Louis A. Vucci P.A., our lawyers have witnessed the harmful effects that result when medical personnel fail to treat a patient for their injury or illness. That’s why our legal team is committed to serving those who have been the victims of cruise ship medical malpractice. Our cruise ship medical negligence lawyers are prepared to fight for the compensation you may need to pay for medical bills, especially if you are unable to work immediately.
When passengers have medical issues, it is best to treat those injuries and illnesses as soon as possible. Failure to treat medical issues on a cruise ship can lead to serious consequences, including but not limited to the following:
If you or a loved one’s medical condition was dismissed by medical personnel and left untreated while on a cruise ship, our lawyers may be able to help you find justice.
From major cruise lines like Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and Norwegian Cruise Lines to smaller fleets, cruise ship companies are responsible for maintaining crew member and passenger safety while aboard cruise vessels. This includes providing reasonable medical care in case of illness or injury. If the cruise ship medical staff on your cruise vacation failed to treat an injury or illness you sustained, and you suffered further harm as a result of that failure, then you may be owed compensation. Cruise lines may be liable if the medical providers on board fail to provide reasonable care, or if the medical providers hired are unqualified.
To prove that you are owed compensation, you will need to establish the following:
a. Doctor-Patient Relationship – Prove that the medical provider owed you a duty of care and the standards of that care.
b. Failure to Provide Reasonable Care – Prove that the medical provider failed to provide a reasonable standard of care.
c. Causation – Prove that the provider’s failure to provide adequate care led to your injury.
d. Injury – Prove that you suffered real harm that you would not have otherwise.
As you can see, proving liability for cruise ship medical negligence can be difficult, and you will typically need to rely on evidence such as medical records and expert testimony. An experienced cruise ship injury lawyer can help you gather evidence, build a strong case, and make a claim for full and fair compensation.
Keep in mind that you likely will not be able to file a claim with your own insurance company for full coverage, as explained in the video below.
When cruise ship healthcare professionals fail to provide adequate treatment, and passengers and crew are harmed as a result, those injury victims may be able to file a personal injury lawsuit to recover damages. Compensation generally falls into three categories: economic damages, non-economic damages, and punitive damages in cases of extreme wrongdoing.
Through economic damages, you may be able to recover compensation for medical bills, future medical expenses for ongoing care, lost wages, reduced earning power, and funeral expenses in wrongful death cases.
Non-economic losses include the harm you faced without a specific financial cost, such as mental anguish, disfigurement, reduced quality of life, pain and suffering, and lost emotional support in cases of a loved one’s death.
There are some important deadlines that you need to keep in mind if you feel you are owed failure to treat cruise ship injury compensation. Typically, you will need to inform the cruise line about your claim within about two months of the accident. You will also generally only have one year in which to file a cruise ship failure to treat lawsuit.
With these short deadlines in mind, it’s important to reach out to a capable maritime lawyer as soon as possible. The claims process can be complex, and failing to file in time can lead to a claim dismissal. Don’t wait to get in touch with our capable legal team.
While there are many similarities between land-based personal injury lawsuits and cruise ship injury cases, there are key differences that make getting compensation for cruise ship injuries a challenge:
These are just a few of the most straightforward hurdles standing between medical negligence injury victims and a fair settlement. To learn more about the claims process and how to get a full recovery for failure to treat injuries, you can schedule a free case review with our cruise ship medical malpractice attorney.
When vacationers book a cruise, they expect nothing more than to have a safe and fun experience. Unfortunately, when passengers find themselves as victims of medical malpractice, they experience the opposite. If you’ve been injured due to a cruise ship medical provider’s failure to treat your condition, you need an experienced maritime law attorney.
At Louis A. Vucci P.A., our legal team is prepared to help you through the legal process of seeking compensation. Call us today at (866) 404-3415. We can gather evidence, build a strong case for compensation, and hold the cruise line accountable for negligence.
There are many things for which a passenger may make a claim, some of which include:
