United States Eleventh Circuit

Under federal maritime law, a cruise line is strictly liable for crew member assaults on passengers during the cruise.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/22/2004
• Published 12/22/2004

Judges

• HULL, Circuit Judge:, Before HULL and MARCUS, Circuit Judges, and MILLS, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard M. Ziccardi, Stephen Skoufalos, Manuel R. Llorca, Skoufalos, Llorca & Ziccardi, Stamford, CT, Gerhardt A. Schrieber, Schreier Rodon-Alvarez, P.A., Miami, FL, Manuel Antonio Molina, Skoufalos, Llorca & Ziccardi, LLP, New York City, for Doe., Michael Duke Eriksen, Romano, Eriksen & Cronin, West Palm Beach, FL, for Amici Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffrey Bradford Maltzman, Darren Wayne Friedman, Kaye, Ros & Maltzman, LLP, Miami, FL, Ralph Oliver Anderson, Ralph O. Anderson, P.A., Davie, FL, for Appellees.