The world’s largest cruise company, Carnival Corp., has been found liable for injuries a Miami woman suffered while onboard during a fall, and been ordered to pay her nearly $350,000 in damages.

A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Miami issued the ruling earlier this month. The decision is unusual, as lawsuits against cruise companies seldom go to trial.

The plaintiff, Vivian Ruiz Rondon, a Miami resident, tripped and fell while on board the Carnival Celebration ship on May 12, 2023. She did so while walking into a threshold, an elevated piece of metal between passenger hallways and the ship’s doors.

She was awarded damages of $344,051.24 — a hefty sum, but far less than the nearly $14 million initially requested.

“Rondon undoubtedly deserves some

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