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Passengers suing Carnival over crippled cruise seek $5,000 a month for life
Fox News ^
| March 11, 2014
| (with AP)
Posted on 03/12/2014 1:21:06 PM PDT by Olog-hai
A group of passengers suing Carnival Corp. for damages after sailing on the ill-fated Carnival Triumph cruise ship that drifted at sea for days are asking the company to pay $5,000 a month for the rest of their lives for ongoing medical and mental problems.
The case stems from the February 2013 incident when a fire broke out in the ship’s engine room during a four-day cruise, leaving the ship without engine power and most of its electricity, forcing passengers to endure human waste running down hallways, limited water supplies, noxious odors and extreme heat. …
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Health/Medicine; Travel
KEYWORDS: ambulancechasers; carnivalcruise; carnivaltriumph; cruise; lawsuits
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posted on
03/12/2014 1:21:06 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
03/12/2014 1:22:17 PM PDT
by
nascarnation
(I'm hiring Jack Palladino to investigate Baraq's golf scores.)
To: Olog-hai
What a bunch of greedy crybabies. Build a bridge and then get over it.
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posted on
03/12/2014 1:22:49 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
To: Olog-hai
Carnival’s counter: How about a coupon for a free buffet lunch and $50 in match play at the tables on your next cruise?
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posted on
03/12/2014 1:23:02 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
I often wondered why people go to places that are impossible to exit (because you are in middle of an ocean) and crammed full of other people and cry when things go south?
To: Olog-hai
$5,000 a month for life...this might actually help Carnival Corp. get more paying passengers, each hoping for an engine fire.
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posted on
03/12/2014 1:30:41 PM PDT
by
Telepathic Intruder
(The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)
To: Blood of Tyrants
You’re more charitable than me.
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posted on
03/12/2014 1:31:03 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: Olog-hai
Have they closed down Vegas, Biloxi and the Indian casinos?
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posted on
03/12/2014 1:34:11 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(I will raise $2M for Sarah Palin's next run, what will you do?)
To: Olog-hai
They want the money in lump sums based on government tables estimating their life expectancies. I bet they all have one attorney, and that HE is behind these "wants". His 1/3 of that half a billion or so will be a nice payday.
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posted on
03/12/2014 1:35:06 PM PDT
by
Teacher317
(We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
To: cripplecreek
They should agree to pay the 60k a year provided it goes right to the physicians treating them.
Then let’s see what they say.
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posted on
03/12/2014 1:35:32 PM PDT
by
EQAndyBuzz
(Insurgent Conservative)
To: Olog-hai
I’d like to see a pic of the defendants just to confirm my suspicions
To: cripplecreek
"Carnival sought to make amends by offering each passenger a $500 check, a voucher for a future cruise, refunds of most on-board expenses and reimbursement for transportation, parking and other expenses."
Seems fair to me. In the end, they had 5 days of bad plumbing and bad smells while drifting in perfect Gulf weather for 5 days.
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posted on
03/12/2014 1:36:31 PM PDT
by
Teacher317
(We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
To: Teacher317
I remember seeing a lot of them interviewed by the media as they go off the ship and calling it an “adventure” or “memorable”.
The cruise line offer was fair.
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posted on
03/12/2014 1:45:28 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: Olog-hai
In the article it says most of the passengers are asking for $5,000 a year. I wonder which is correct?
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posted on
03/12/2014 1:46:00 PM PDT
by
mplsconservative
(Barack Hussein 0bama has American blood on HIS hands!)
To: Olog-hai
Take a trip with us;you may hit the lotto!
To: Olog-hai
I’m not a CPA but 5000.00 sound like just about enough to push the average household into tax problems.
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posted on
03/12/2014 1:50:17 PM PDT
by
TalBlack
(Evil doesn't have a day job.)
To: Olog-hai
That much pay for 5 days of inconvenience? Sign me up!
To: Olog-hai
The case stems from the February 2013 incident when a fire broke out in the ship's engine room during a four-day cruise, leaving the ship without engine power and most of its electricity, forcing passengers to endure human waste running down hallways, limited water supplies, noxious odors and extreme heat. IOW, the conditions universally prevalent on ships prior to about the last 100 years or so.
To: Telepathic Intruder
$5,000 a month for life? I can almost guaranty an fire or two!
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posted on
03/12/2014 2:00:37 PM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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