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Good Sunday morning from Seattle . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, July 12, 2024, is below. Marriott and its launch of a new small and medium sized business travel platform garnered most of the...more
On June 23, 2022, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced the entry of a Consent Order in connection with its most recent cybersecurity enforcement action, which included a $5 million monetary...more
In this case, plaintiff Rodrigo Pagaduan was injured while serving as a motorman on a Carnival Cruise Line ship. The Second Circuit previously affirmed the Eastern District of New York’s order compelling arbitration, and the...more
In Washington: On a conference call Saturday, Senate Republicans relayed their objections to another enormous coronavirus relief package to party leaders and top Trump officials. Members cited that Republican voters have...more
Common practice dictates that plaintiffs often prefer to be in state court – and will sometimes go to great lengths to avoid federal court jurisdiction. That was the case in Deroy v. Carnival Corporation, a recent Eleventh...more
CYBERSECURITY - NSA + FBI Warn Defense Contractors of Russian Hackers - When the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) get together to issue a joint warning, you may wish to listen...more
Adding insult to injury for cruise ship company Carnival Corporation (Carnival) following the hit from the pandemic to the travel industry, as well as a class action lawsuit relating to the Diamond Princess’ fate during the...more
Unlike much of the world, the U.S. has not turned the corner on the coronavirus outbreak. But you wouldn’t know it by looking at the markets. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 topped out at its highest level ever, “capping a remarkable...more
Class actions arising from exposure to COVID-19 against the cruise industry continue to multiply, including a new class action filed on July 14, 2020, against Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. and Carnival Corporation in federal...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The COVID-19 pandemic has already spurred several private securities class action lawsuits and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) enforcement actions. Companies that deal with COVID-19 on a daily...more
In Washington: One of President Trump’s personal valets provided by the U.S Navy has tested positive for coronavirus. The valet works close to President Trump and the first family. The President and Vice President have...more
Starting in May of last year, Carnival Corporation (Carnival), Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCL), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (Royal) and MSC Cruises S.A./MSC Cruises (USA) Inc. (MSC and together with Carnival, NCL...more
The dispute involved an arbitration related to alleged medical malpractice by doctors selected by Carnival Cruise Lines to treat a wrist injury of a Serbian employee of Carnival. The employee’s employment agreement with...more
As the volume of electronically stored information, or ESI, subject to discovery has exploded, allegations of spoliation have multiplied. Before the 2015 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, courts relied on...more
The SEC will vote today on what it’s calling Regulation Best Interest, “which says brokers can’t put their own paychecks ahead of a customer’s needs”—the more-industry-acceptable revision of an Obama-era fiduciary duty rule...more
The Second Circuit has affirmed an order compelling a plaintiff-employee to arbitrate his employment related claims against Carnival Cruise Lines, despite the fact that the one page employment agreement that he signed did not...more
For the first time since 1978, a U.S. Cruise line sailed to and docked in Havana, Cuba. On May 2, 2016, Fathom, a Carnival Corporation brand, became the first U.S. cruise line to take advantage of regulatory changes...more
The Obama Administration’s move to normalize relations with Cuba continues to spur commercial interest in the island. Despite the U.S. economic embargo on Cuba, regulatory changes announced by the U.S. Department of the...more
In late July, coinciding with the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) entered into a landmark settlement agreement with Carnival Corp. to improve the physical...more
On January 22, 2014, the South Carolina Supreme Court granted Carnival Corporation d/b/a Carnival Cruise Lines’ motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by several citizen groups in Charleston, South Carolina. The Court held...more