Legal Opinion
Silivanch v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 28, 2001No. 95 Civ. 0374BSJJCF, 94 Civ. 5270BSJJCFPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FRANCIS, United States Magistrate Judge.
In July 1994, there was an outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease, a form of pneumonia, among passengers who had disembarked from the cruise ship Horizon after a voyage to Bermuda. An investigation by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed the presence of Legionella bacteria in the filters of the ship’s whirlpool spa. Many of the victims (collectively, the “Passenger Plaintiffs”) brought suit against Celebrity Cruises Inc. and Fantasia Cruising Inc. (collectively, “Celebrity”), the owners and operators of…
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