Juries rather than judges have the power to set medical damages for injuries on cruise ships, a federal appeals court ruled in a well-traveled case against Carnival Corp.

In a question of first impression under maritime law, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rejected the trial judge’s application of a bright-line rule limiting medical damages to the amount paid by an insurer.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]