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October 2011 Archives

The Cruise Ship Passenger-Overcoming the Fear Factor

By Paul M. Hoffman of Hoffman Law Firm, Paul M. Hoffman, P.A. on Tuesday, October 18, 2011.

Some of my prospective clients are fearful of going forward with their cases against NCL, RCCL, Celebrity or Carnival because they are afraid of taking on such a big, multi-billion dollar corporation with their "teams" of lawyers and unlimited war chests.  There are several reasons why these fears are unfounded and should never prevent anyone from going ahead with a lawsuit.