Nurse who downed at least 14 tequila shots wins $300,000 in lawsuit against cruise line
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Over the course of 8½ hours, a Northern California nurse hopped between bars during a Friday evening while sailing on a Carnival Cruise vacation.As the vessel toured Baja California, Diana Sanders of Vacaville sampled tequila shots — 14 or 15 in total — from six ship taverns, tequileras and pubs, according to court documents.Shortly after her final drink, a “swaying, stammering” Sanders stumbled down a set of stairs, according to court documents.She said she suffered severe injuries and filed a lawsuit against Florida-based Carnival Corp., contending the ship’s crew was negligent and overserved drinks.A Miami-Dade County jury agreed with the 45-year-old this month, holding Carnival 60% responsible for negligence and delivering Sanders a $300,000 verdict.“It felt amazing,” Sanders said of the win.
“So, I was really happy when I saw the jury of my peers and I felt like the whole time they saw right through what the defense was trying to do, how they tried to defame my character.”Carnival did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment on Thursday.The lawsuit said Sanders was served approximately 14 alcoholic beverages between 2:58 p.m.and 11:37 p.m., while Sanders’ attorney Spencer Aronfeld said in a social media post that his client downed 15 drinks.
California Lawsuit against Royal Caribbean alleges a man who died onboard one of its ships consumed 33 drinks before he was restrained and died onboard.While the number may be in dispute, Sanders’ actions were not contested.She was said to be “slurring her speech, had alcohol on her breath and was acting belligerent while she was in plain view of the crew members serving her,” according to the lawsuit.While attempting to climb down a set of stairs, Sanders fell sometime between 11:45 p.m.and 12:20 a.m., according to court documents.Sanders suffered injuries, including a concussion, headaches, poss...