Lawyers from Carnival Corporation and Princess Cruises have pointed the finger at NSW Health for the COVID-19 outbreak onboard the Ruby Princess in March 2020.
Carnival Australia has been found to be negligent and engaged in misleading representations after a COVID-19 outbreak on Ruby Princess in 2020, the Federal Court has found.
More than three years on from the biggest incidence of COVID during the pandemic, officials and police have closed their investigations.
The Federal Court trial for the Ruby Princess Class Action suit has begun, with the court set to determine whether Princess and Carnival Cruises could have known they were putting passengers at risk when they allowed the Ruby Princess to sail at the start of the pandemic, and whether or not they owed the passengers … Read more
Passengers and relatives of those who died as a result of the ill-fated journey of the Ruby Princess have received a date for their class action. The matter will be heard in the Federal Court of Australia on October 10, 2022 and is set to run for approximately four weeks. Twenty-eight people died as a … Read more
Princess Cruises yesterday welcomed the outcome of a New Zealand Customs’ inquiry into Ruby Princess’s visit to the country in March 2020 which found the company and crew had no knowledge that COVID was on board. The announcement means no action will be taken against the ship’s crew or any of the entities involved in … Read more
The cruise industry is expecting to meet NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard and other officials at a watershed meeting shortly to decide how and when cruise ships can return to the state. The meeting will follow an anticipated announcement from Canberra that the federal government, which recently tightened biosecurity legislation on what cruise ships need … Read more
Ruby Princess and what happened in March last year when she docked in Sydney simply won’t go away. There has already been a special commission of inquiry led by Brett Walker QC; and a health department inquiry; a police inquiry is still ongoing 17 months after the event; and we have a coroner’s inquiry to … Read more
Lawyers acting on behalf of hundreds of passengers taking action over the Ruby Princess COVID-19 outbreak claim Carnival PLC and Princess Cruises’ defence documents indicate the company could maintain passengers should share some of the blame for the tragic consequences. The move could reduce compensation to passengers, Vicky Antzoulatos, Shine Lawyers’ Class Actions’ Practice Leader, … Read more
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