A California woman has won a lawsuit against cruise giant Carnival Corp., in which the Doral-based company was found negligent for serving her at least 14 shots of tequila in an 8 1/2-hour period and liable for subsequent injuries she suffered while inebriated onboard.
A Miami federal jury ruled in the passenger’s favor on April 10 and awarded her $300,000 in damages, according to a court document that entered the docket on April 13. That exceeds the $250,000 requested during trial, the woman’s attorney Spencer Aronfeld said in an interview with the Miami Herald.
A spokesperson for the cruise company said on Tuesday that “Carnival Corporation respectfully disagrees with the verdict and believes there are grounds for a new trial and appeal, which it will pursue” in an emailed statement sent to the Miami Herald…