Courts and Civil Litigation

After a man aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise was allegedly served 33 drinks and later restrained by ship security, a medical examiner ruled his December 2024 death a homicide, citing the combined effects of mechanical asphyxia, obesity, cardiomegaly and ethanol intoxication. The family’s lawsuit alleges security used three cans of pepper spray, multiple personnel compressed his body until he stopped moving, staff ordered a haloperidol injection, the body was refrigerated until the ship returned to Los Angeles, and their attorney accuses Royal Caribbean of negligent hiring, training and supervision.