11th Circuit Affirms Ruling Barring Stranded Cruise Ship Claims As Untimely Filed

Mealey's (September 10, 2018, 8:13 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — Negligence claims brought by a cruise ship’s passengers after a fire in the ship’s engine room caused a power outage and stranded the ship for days are barred by the 185-day notice provision in the passengers’ ticket contract, which applied to the company that maintained the ship’s engine and generators, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed Aug. 30 (Cynthia Davis, et al. v. Valsamis Inc., No. 16-17081, 11th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 24681)....