When crimes occur at sea, what happens to the people who commit those crimes while still onboard the ship? How these crimes are handled depends on many factors, including the type of offense committed and the severity of the injury or harm done. Individuals who commit crimes onboard a cruise ship are normally detained in [...]
When criminal activity occurs on a cruise ship, the individual causing the disturbance or committing the crime is detained by the cruise line’s security team.
Spring Break is in full swing in South Florida. And despite the CDC’s non-essential travel warning, more than a million people have traveled through U.S. airports daily for the last 11 days in a row. Many of these travelers have headed to the South Florida beaches for Spring Break.
Ride sharing services are becoming a popular mode of transportation in South Florida, with Uber and Lyft leading the pack. However, with the rise of this form of transportation comes an increase of crimes reported involving its users. There were more than 3,000 sexual assaults reported last year in Uber vehicles. This figure may seem [...]
A “youth host” employed by Disney Cruise Line is facing allegations that he fondled a child passenger aboard a Disney cruise ship. He is expected to go to trial this month, while authorities are reaching out to the public to determine whether there are more victims. The man in question is Oliver Lovatt, a 25-year-old [...]
In Florida, a patient who is sexually assaulted by a doctor or hospital employee is not required to sue the healthcare provider under traditional theories of medical malpractice, unlike a patient otherwise injured by a careless doctor, nurse, or other healthcare provider. A female patient, “Jane Doe,” recently sued St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, Florida, [...]
