If you were injured as a passenger or crew member on a cruise ship sailing from the Port of New Orleans, Mobile, Galveston, or any other port, your claim is controlled by federal maritime law — not Louisiana negligence law. Our Houma cruise ship injury lawyers handle these complex cases against Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, MSC, Disney, and other cruise lines.
At Kopfler & Hermann, our Houma cruise ship injury lawyers have been representing injured Louisiana clients and their families for over 45 years from our office at 306 Grinage Street in downtown Houma. We know how the trucking companies, insurance carriers, oilfield operators, and chemical plants build their defenses — and we know how to dismantle them.
Call (985) 851-3311 for a free consultation with an experienced Houma cruise ship injury lawyer today, or use our online contact form.
Cruise tickets contain forum selection clauses, shortened statutes of limitations, and arbitration clauses buried in fine print. Most cruise contracts require suit in a specific federal court (often Miami) within one year of injury — and require formal written notice within six months. Miss a deadline and your case is gone.
Our Houma cruise ship injury attorneys know these procedural traps and protect your claim from day one. We have handled cases against every major cruise line.
Cruise ship injuries we pursue include: slip and fall on wet decks and stairwells, food poisoning and norovirus outbreaks, shore excursion injuries, swimming pool drownings, sexual assault by crew or passengers, medical negligence by ship doctors, falls overboard, crew injuries (Jones Act applies to international crew working on US-flag vessels), and disembarkation accidents.
Cruise ships have alarming rates of sexual assault, and the cruise lines have historically minimized these claims. Recent federal legislation (Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act) requires reporting and victim support. Our Houma cruise ship injury lawyers handle these sensitive cases with discretion and aggressive case-building.
If you worked aboard a cruise ship, you may have Jones Act rights even if you are not a US citizen. Many cruise crew contracts include arbitration clauses that limit recovery — our maritime attorneys evaluate whether those clauses are enforceable in your specific situation.
Our Houma cruise ship injury lawyers see the same patterns in case after case:
Our Houma office serves injured clients throughout south Louisiana:
Most cruise contracts require suit within one year of injury and written notice within six months. These deadlines are strictly enforced. Call a Houma cruise ship injury lawyer immediately.
Most cruise tickets force suit in a specific federal court — typically Miami for Carnival, Royal Caribbean, and Norwegian. We handle the filing wherever your contract requires.
Often yes. Cruise lines may be liable when they sell, promote, or apparently endorse a shore excursion. We pursue the cruise line and the local excursion operator.
Don’t sign anything until you speak with a Houma cruise ship injury attorney. Initial offers from cruise lines are routinely a fraction of fair value.
Food poisoning and norovirus outbreaks can be cases when negligent food handling is proven. CDC investigates major outbreaks and that evidence is often available.
The longer you wait, the more evidence disappears and the harder the insurance carriers fight. Call our Houma office at (985) 851-3311 for a free consultation with an experienced Houma cruise ship injury lawyer, or visit us at 306 Grinage Street in downtown Houma.
