Legal Opinion
Gracita Chang v. Carnival Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 6, 2016No. 14-13228PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
This action involves a single maritime negligence claim. Plaintiff Graeita Chang alleged that she slipped and fell on Defendant Carnival Corporation’s cruise ship. More than a year after the incident, Plaintiff filed suit in federal court. Defendant moved for summary judgment based on the one-year limitation period for filing such suits set out in Plaintiffs cruise ticket. Plaintiff acknowledged that she missed this deadline, but argues that this limitation period should be extended based on the doctrine of equitable tolling. The district court rejected this argument and agreed with Defendant…
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- Roger Justice v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
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