Cruise ship injuries
January 20, 2010 @ 01:19 PM — by sanelson11
A Texas cruise ship accident lawyer needs to know that typical maritime law does not always apply to cruise ship accidents. Often, cruise lines have certain provisions in their passenger tickets (which are authorized by United States federal statutes) which change (and often shorten) the time in which an injured passenger may file a lawsuit. Although the usual statute of limitations for maritime cases is three years, these provisions often shorten the time to one year. Moreover, cruise ship lines also have forum selection clauses, which mandate that they can only be sued in a certain place (often Miami, Florida).