Cruise Ship Passengers Win COVID Outbreak Lawsuit Over Negligence of Cruise Line

Cruise Ship Passengers Win COVID Outbreak Lawsuit Over Negligence of Cruise Line

Carnival Cruise Line was reportedly deemed “negligent” regarding a 2020 COVID-19 outbreak on the Ruby Princess that eventually resulted in the loss of 28 lives, the Australian Federal Court ruled on Wednesday in a class action lawsuit.

Justice Angus Stewart mentioned in a summary that the cruise major was aware or ought to have known about the heightened risks of the deadly coronavirus infection on the ship and its lethal consequences before it departed for Sydney to sail to New Zealand in 2020...

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