NEW YORK, July 28, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- The law firms of Parker & Waichman, LLP (www.yourlawyer.com), Cotchett, Pitre, Simon & McCarthy (San Francisco, California), Neblett, Beard & Arsenault (Alexandria, Louisiana) and Law Offices of Daniel E. Becnel Jr. (Reserve, Louisiana), announced that they have filed a lawsuit against Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd., a division of Carnival Corp. (NYSE:CCL), on behalf of six passengers who were injured on the Crown Princess cruise ship after the vessel listed between 15 and 38 degrees to the right. The plaintiffs, who all reside in New York, were aboard the Crown Princess on July 18, 2006 when the ship departed from Canaveral, Florida for Brooklyn, New York. The victims suffered serious physical injuries after being violently thrown against the ship's decks and walls. The suit was filed in Superior Court of the State of California County of Los Angeles on July 27, 2006.
Parker & Waichman, LLP has been retained by many other passengers of the Crown Princess from throughout the United States and abroad. The firm continues to investigate additional claims from passengers and crew members and would like to remind any other injured passengers that there is a short window upon which to file a claim and to commence legal action. Passengers can request a free lawsuit case consultation at http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/cruise_ship_injuries. Injured crew members can request a free lawsuit case consultation by visiting http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/cruise_ship_injuries or http://www.maritimelegalhelp.com.
The Crown Princess is the newest passenger ship in Princess Cruise's fleet. The ship, which measures 952 feet in length and weighs approximately 113,000 tons, had more than 3,100 passengers and 1,200 crew members aboard when the incident occurred. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Coast Guard have not yet concluded their investigation into the matter, but the president of Princess Cruises has said that the accident was a result of human error and not mechanical problems. Similar incidents involving the Crown Princess and other ships in the Princess fleet have occurred in the past.
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