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A man who slipped and fell aboard a cruise ship has been awarded $9.5 million by a Miami-Dade Circuit Court in Florida. The lawsuit was brought against the Miami based travel company Steiner Transocean, the victim’s employer.
The victim, 42 year old British fitness instructor Danny Simpson, was working for Steiner Transocean at the time of the accident aboard the Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Crown. Steiner was in the ship’s spa facility, which is operated by Steiner Transocean, when he slipped and fell on a patch of wet floor.
As a result of his slip and fall accident, Steiner suffered from a back injury that led to incontinence and impotence. The floor was wet because it had recently been cleaned by a cruise ship staff cleaner after a woman on a treadmill had vomited on the floor.
The lawsuit blamed the cleaner for not drying the floor properly after mopping up the vomit, nor did the cleaner warn Simpson that the floor was wet because it had been cleaned recently.
The $9.5 million jury verdict included damages for economic losses, medical expenses, and past and future pain and suffering. The Miami based Norwegian Cruise Lines previously settled out of court.
Papers for an appeal have been filed by Steiner Transocean asking that a new trial be held or the jury award be reduced. Steiner Transocean maintains that the accident was not their fault because they did not employ the cleaner responsible for contributing to the accident.
