Legal Opinion
Patricia Franza v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 10, 2014No. 13-13067PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
In this maritime negligence dispute, an elderly cruise ship passenger fell and bashed his head while the vessel, the “Explorer of the Seas,” was docked at port in Bermuda. The injured traveler, Pasquale Vaglio, was wheeled back onto the ship, where he sought treatment from the on-board medical staff in the ship’s designated medical center. Over the next few hours, Vaglio allegedly received such negligent medical attention that his life could not be saved. In particular, the ship’s nurse purportedly failed to assess his cranial trauma, neglected to conduct any diag nostic…
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