Nurse Wins $300k in Cruise Ship Overserving Case

0:00A California nurse just scored a big win against Carnival Cruise Line and federal court. On April 10th, a Miami jury hit the company with $300,000 in damages for over-serving her at least 14 shots of Tequila Inn, 8.5 hours. That led to a nasty fall in serious injuries like a concussion and back problems while she was hammered on their ship. The award topped the $250,000 her lawyers asked for, with the jury pinning 60% of the blame on Carnival for not cutting her off. This went down on the Carnival rating and sailing out of Los Angeles on January 5th this year. Carnival's pushing back hard, saying they disagree with the verdict and plan to appeal for a new trial. Her attorney called it super rare, most over-serving cases settled quietly and cruise lines almost never lose in court like this. The jury bought her argument that crew had a duty to watch out for drunk passengers and step in before things got dangerous. Cruise bartenders don't usually play cut-off cop like on land, where booze flows free

1:02to keep the party and profits going. As this legal battle heads to appeals, it spotlights how cruise giants push drinks everywhere on board, raising questions about safety, versus sales. We'll keep an eye on what happens next. I'm Corey with The Story. That's your Tampa Bay News today update, AI-powered and always on.