Judge Jerald Bagley of the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit in Miami-Dade County, Florida has set a trial date of November 7, 2011 for the case of Amaran v Royal Caribbean to go to court.
The lawsuit alleges on March 8th 2004, Preetha Amaran collapsed on a treadmill aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship and that Royal Caribbean's doctor and staff took too long to treat her properly and as a result, she had suffered an irreversible anoxic brain injury.
Amaran's family contends that the injury has resulted in Amaran's inability to work anymore and requires around the clock care. In addition, they believe that Royal Caribbean was negligent for not having emergency equipment -- particularly a defibrillator -- in the vicinity of the spa to have made treatment quicker.
