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Court Ruling Opens Door for Cruise Ship Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

cruise ships no longer protected from medical malpractice lawsuitsFor over 100 years, cruise ship companies have not had to defend medical malpractice lawsuits, after a series of court cases granted them immunity. The courts had previously ruled that passengers on cruise vacations should not expect the same quality of care on a ship as they do on land, and that the ship cannot control the doctors and nurses on the ship because they are private contractors. ...

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