De Gracia v. Royal Caribbean Cruises LTD.

  1. February 03, 2022

    Royal Caribbean Worker's Injury Suit Moved To State Court

    A Florida federal judge has remanded a personal injury lawsuit against Royal Caribbean back to state court, denying the company's bid to stay the case as it awaits the outcome of a parallel arbitration proceeding against the cruise line's joint venture partner in the Bahamas.

  2. January 10, 2022

    Royal Caribbean Can't Push Worker's Claim To Arbitration

    Royal Caribbean has lost its bid to send a personal injury lawsuit filed by a Panamanian ex-employee to arbitration, after a Florida judge ruled Friday that Bahamian law barred the cruise line from relying on an arbitration clause in an employment contract it hadn't signed.

  3. September 07, 2021

    Royal Caribbean Says Worker's Suit Must Be Arbitrated

    Royal Caribbean urged a Florida federal court Thursday to toss a suit by a worker at its private island who claims he was injured on the job, arguing that the worker is already in arbitration with the contractor that employed him and cannot bring duplicate claims against the cruise ship company.