Florida Attorney Knocks Out 67-Year-Old Cruise Ship Employee

Florida is good for a steady stream of zany “Florida Man” stories. But Phillip Ortiz, 38, is giving Florida a bad name. He had barely boarded a cruise ship when he got into a fight with an elderly employee — and knocked the man unconscious.

Ortiz, a Miami-based attorney with The Firm Law Group, was boarding a Norwegian Encore cruise with his wife and kids. The ship left Miami on Nov. 22. The couple was reportedly walking around the boat when they tried to enter an off-limits hallway. A 67-year-old employee told them the hall was restricted.

Ortiz’s response? “Who the f—k are you to tell me what I can and can’t do.”…

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