Carnival Corp. v. Amato

Appellant Carnival Corporation [Carnival]: (1) seeks the reversal of the trial court’s orders denying Carnival’s motion to strike Amato’s pleadings as sanctions; (2) *1089seeks reversal of the trial court’s failure to direct a verdict for Carnival; and (3) alternatively, seeks a new trial on all issues. Cross Appellant Robert Amato seeks the reversal of the trial court’s order granting a new trial on damages.

Robert Amato fell down a flight of stairs on Carnival’s cruise ship, leading Amato to sue Carnival on four theories: (1) negligence for allowing grease to accumulate on the top of the stairs;…