July 13, 2021
A Florida judge on Tuesday refused to vacate an international arbitration award denying negligence claims against Royal Caribbean after one of its employees suffered a cardiac event onboard and died, rejecting the family's arguments that the broader vacatur standards applicable to domestic awards should apply.
March 09, 2021
The family of a Royal Caribbean crew member who died after a heart issue was purportedly mishandled while aboard a vessel is asking a Florida federal court to nix an award issued by an arbitrator who later joined JAMS, a for-profit institution that allegedly receives "significant repeat business" from the cruise line industry.