The child's family say that they trusted Royal Caribbean to organize safe activities for their son d

Today local NBC affiliate free travel to italy channel 6 aired a story today about a 9 year old boy who underwent emergency brain surgery after being injured during a cruise sponsored game on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship.
The child's family say that they trusted Royal Caribbean to organize safe activities for their son during the cruise. The family claims that two staff members threw balls at the boy who ran to avoid getting hit. The boy collided with another child and then struck his head on a hard object.
We regret that a young guest that sailed onboard Monarch of the Seas was injured. A vacation is supposed to be filled with fun, rejuvenation and relaxation, and it is regrettable that this family's vacation was interrupted by their son's injury, However, Royal Caribbean believes that while this unfortunate incident happened on board a cruise ship, it is not unique to a cruise ship, and could happen at any school, playground, or daycare.
As a personal injury attorney I fail to see the "negligence" of RCCL. While this incident is unfortunate for the child and the family, if it was in fact dodge ball and it was an organized activity, running into another child and then falling does not consitute negligence. I wonder free travel to italy if the parents sued the parents of the child the boy ran into. But then again, there is a move afoot in the U.S. to get rid of any activity that involves a chance of a child losing in a game. The courts should be reserved for real litigation and I do not believe this constitutes negligence on behalf of RCCL. Just my opinion. I feel sorry for the child and hope his surgery was successful.
Maritime & admiralty lawyer & attorney James M. Walker of Walker & O'Neill Law Firm, offering free travel to italy services related to injuries, sexual assaults, fires, negligence, rapes & disappearances on cruise ships, pirate & terrorist attacks, missing passengers, shore excursions, wrongful death and the Jones Act, serving cruise passengers, crew members, cabin attendants, free travel to italy utility workers, waiters, bar tenders, ship doctors and cleaners on cruise ships worldwide.
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