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Civil Litigation,
Admiralty/Maritime

Sep. 10, 2020

Cruise plaintiffs try class action in virus litigation

The proposed class action accuses Princess of exposing passengers on the Grand Princess while withholding critical information, including details of outbreaks during preceding voyages of the ship and other vessels.

A cruise line is opposing class certification of 2,400 passengers claiming to have been infected with COVID-19 aboard the Grand Princess, which docked at the port of San Francisco in March after a voyage to Hawaii was cut short.

Thousands of passengers have sued Princess Cruise Lines and its parent, Carnival Cruises, over the last several months in federal court, claiming misconduct and negligence in stopping the spread of the virus ...

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