Family of toddler who died in cruise ship fall sues Royal Caribbean: 'This is not some freak accident'

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Chloe Wiegand fell to her death from aboard the Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas in July while it was docked in Puerto Rico.

The lawsuit describes how Anello had been supervising Chloe as she played when she walked to a wall of glass. However, it turned out that some glass panes could be opened by anyone, NBC reported.The suit goes on to say that a wooden rail about 18 inches from a windowed wall kept Anello too far away to tell that the window in front of him was open.

The family's lawyer, Michael Winkelman, has filed a wrongful death case against Royal Caribbean, telling NBC:"This is not some freak accident. This is something that was a preventable accident." He added"these windows are entirely not compliant with the standard for windows on cruise ships." "Carnival and [Norwegian Cruise Line] and even newer Royal Caribbean cruise ships have windows that are wholly compliant with these window fall prevention codes," Winkleman said, claiming that the ship where Chloe died, did not.in a statement:"We have not been served with a lawsuit related to this matter and have no further comment."on his law firm's website states that his previous maritime legal successes include a $3.

The website also stated that he won a $2.36 million pay out from Maersk Lines for a crew member who was injured on board.

 

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Isn’t this the grandpa that dangled the child out the window A tragedy. Bit do folks realize that suing over their pain creates a horrid system overall

The lawyers get a little money, parents get a little money. Tragic! Sad that is what America is about.

The guy held a kid out of a window then dropped the kid out of a window. Am I missing something?

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