Cruise Ship Sexual Molestation – Resort Physical Assault

Sean M. Cleary is a Miami injury attorney specializing in helping victims obtain just compensation for injuries sustained while at Miami resorts or Caribbean resorts, or aboard Caribbean cruise ships. He has successfully completed many cases arising from a variety of incidents, including sexual and physical assault. Mr. Cleary understands victims of resort / cruise ship sexual molestation require special attentiveness, which is why he treats them with the utmost compassion while aggressively pursuing the parties responsible for their suffering. This approach has helped Mr. Cleary become well known as a Miami cruise ship sexual assault / physical assault lawyer.

Physical / Sexual Assault

A vacation spent leisurely enjoying the beauty of the Caribbean aboard a luxury liner, such as Carnival, Celebrity, Norwegian, or Royal Caribbean International, is a dream-come-true for many people. Unfortunately, cruise ship passengers often do not realize that sometimes various crimes, including physical beating, sexual assault and rape, occur during cruises.

Criminal Assault: Who is Responsible?

While cruise lines would like their passengers to believe that becoming a victim of sexual or physical assault is their own fault, often crimes and injuries suffered by passengers are the result of negligence.  Cruise ship owners and operators are required to provide a reasonably secure environment by minimizing foreseeable safety risks. While not expected to predict each and every crime, cruise operators may be held responsible if they neglect to implement all reasonable security measures. Some of the more common examples of such negligence include:

• Inadequate security personnel aboard cruise ship
• Insufficient screening of crew members’ backgrounds
• Lack of security cameras
• Malfunctioning door locks
• Inadequate lighting in stairwells and other public areas

Sexual / Physical Assault: Compensation

If you have become a victim of a physical or sexual assault while at a Miami or Caribbean resort, or aboard a cruise ship, compensation may be available to offset your medical expenses, future therapy costs, time off work, reduced future income and emotional pain and suffering. Please contact the highly experienced Miami sexual and physical assault attorney, Sean M. Cleary, today at (305) 416-9805 for a free evaluation of your case and determine the best course of action. In many cases, time is of the essence as cruise ship incidents often involve a shortened statute of limitations. This means that victims usually have to file their personal injury lawsuits against cruise lines within a year and notify the cruise line typically within six months.

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