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Royal Caribbean launches legal action against families of White Island volcano tragedy
Royal Caribbean Cruises is attempting to stop some victims of the White Island volcano disaster from suing in the United States by filing a proceeding against them in the Australian Federal Court.
Key points:
- Marie Browitt’s daughter and husband died due to the eruption
- The eruption killed 22 people and inflicted severe injuries to the survivors
- Royal Caribbean has not filed a defence to either US cases by the Browitt and Reed families
Australians Marie and Stephanie Browitt, who lost family members in the eruption, and American couple Paul and Ivy Reed, who suffered severe injuries, launched separate legal proceedings in the US state of Florida, where the company is based, to seek damages.
Last week, Royal Caribbean Cruises applied to the…
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