case wins - Hamilton Miller & Birthisel

HM&B Prevails: Cruise Line Ticket Defense upheld by the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

On May 22, 2010, Jacqueline Veverka, a female passenger from Bayonne, New Jersey, boarded a Royal Caribbean cruise ship for a trip to Bermuda. The

HM&B Prevails in Trial Against Communications Company for Subaqueous Utility Strike

Bright House Networks, LLC v. Johnson Bros. – Misener Marine – a Joint Venture, Johnson Bros. Corporation, Misener Marine Construction, Inc., and Pinellas County, Florida,

HM&B Trial Victory As Jury Agrees: Only Urgent Care Visit Was Reasonable Expense

Ernesto Sosa Navajas v. Carolina Ferro and Maria Ferro, Case No.: 14-10270 CA01 (S.D. Fla March 16, 2016). Hamilton, Miller & Birthisel obtained a Trial Victory that

Defense Verdict in Wrongful Death Case

Soto v. McCulley Marine Serv., Inc., Case No. 09 CA 12990, (Fla. 12th Cir. Ct.) This case arose when a jet-ski, with a history of

HM&B Wins Summary Judgment on Claims for Jones Act Negligence Unseaworthiness and Maintenance and Cure

Jamar Thompson v. Oceania Cruises, Inc. and International Cruise Services, Inc., Case No.: 1:15-cv-20484-FAM (S.D. Fla. Oct. 13, 2015). Plaintiff, Jamar Thompson, alleged he slipped

HM&B Prevails on Motion for Summary Judgment on Issue of Contractual Disclaimer Enforceability

Hamilton, Miller & Birthisel prevailed on World Fuel Services Corporation’s Motion for Summary Judgment in the Samsun Ambition matter (Korea Line Corp. v. WFS) on

HM&B prevails on appeal—Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal finds cost-splitting provision in seaman’s employment contract did not invalidate arbitration provision

Escobar v. Celebration Cruise Operator No. 14-11793 (11th Cir. June 25, 2015). Jorge Escobar was an employee-seaman of Celebration Cruise Operator, Inc. He signed a

HM&B Wins Dismissal of Brain Injury Claim and Obtains Judgment for Costs Against Plaintiff

Gary Parker v. Bryan Darby, USDC, Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, Case No.: 8:15-cv-401-T-23EAJ and Gary Parker v. Bryan Darby, Hillsborough Circuit Court Cases: 2013-CA-011623 &

HM&B Prevails on Appeal in Dismissal of Complaint on Claims of Negligent Operation of Shore Excursion

Carmouche v. Carnival Corp., No. 14-14325 (11th Cir. June 15, 2015). Tamborlee Management, Inc., is a Panama corporation that provides shore excursions for tourists in

HM&B Prevails on Motion for Summary Judgment on Seaman’s Brain Injury Claim and Obtains Final Judgment on Behalf of Jones Act Employer/Cruise Line

Kendall Walker Danderson v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.,Case No. 10-5933-CA-13; Judge Thomas Rebull Mr. Danderson, a 36 year-old galley worker from Costa Rica, alleged a

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