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A group of passengers suing Carnival Corp. for damages after sailing on the ill-fated Carnival Triumph cruise ship that drifted at sea for days are asking the company to pay $5,000 a month for the rest of their lives for ongoing medical and mental problems.

The case stems from the February 2013 incident when a fire broke out in the ship's engine room during a four-day cruise, leaving the ship without engine power and most of its electricity, forcing passengers to endure human waste running down hallways, limited water supplies, noxious odors and extreme heat.

After about five days in the Gulf of Mexico, the ship was finally towed to Mobile, Ala., and Carnival sought to make amends by offering each passenger a $500 check, a voucher for a future cruise, refunds of most on-board expenses and reimbursement for transportation, parking and other expenses.

Many of the 33 passengers involved in the trial complain of lingering emotional issues such as PTSD, anxiety and depression; some have physical ailments they blame on squalid conditions, including leg pain, diarrhea, upper respiratory problems and even aggravated hemorrhoids.

Most of the passengers are seeking $5,000 in damages a year from Carnival for the rest of their lives, claiming they will need continuous medical monitoring because of what happened aboard ship. They want the money in lump sums based on government tables estimating their life expectancies.

One of the plaintiffs, Debra Oubre, 59, told Reuters she has experienced panic and anxiety attacks since the cruise, and also blames the voyage for a urinary tract infection.

"It was chaotic. People were in dire need of help," Oubre said. "We were standing in line for food for five hours."

I turn on the tube and what do I see
A whole lotta people cryin' "Don't blame me"
They point their crooked little fingers at everbody else
Spend all their time feelin' sorry for themselves
Victim of this, victim of that
Your momma's too thin; your daddy's too fat

Get over it
Get over it
All this whinin' and cryin' and pitchin' a fit
Get over it, get over it

You say you haven't been the same since you had your little crash
But you might feel better if they gave you some cash
The more I think about it, Old Billy was right
Let's kill all the lawyers - kill 'em tonight
You don't want to work; you want to live like a king
But the big, bad world doesn't owe you a thing

VictorG wrote:Hey, no problem. Tell them they all have to come in person to fill out the paper work. Put them on a plane and send them to Malaysia and......

kalm wrote:Man that was a cheesy song.

AZGrizFan wrote: GET OVER IT.

Skjellyfetti wrote:

AZGrizFan wrote: GET OVER IT.

Get over whatever this thread is about...

Someone suing a cruise line for... ... I couldn't care less and couldn't finish the article.

Chizzang wrote:I say: Lawyers...

We have a system built by Lawyers for lawyers
Congratulations, Now we all lose







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Chizzang wrote:I say: Lawyers...

We have a system built by Lawyers for lawyers
Congratulations, Now we all lose







Cleets "Troll Post" alert

AZGrizFan wrote:

Chizzang wrote:I say: Lawyers...

We have a system built by Lawyers for lawyers
Congratulations, Now we all lose







Cleets "Troll Post" alert

Troll? It's the most lucid thing you've posted in three weeks.

Ivytalk wrote:

Chizzang wrote:I say: Lawyers...

We have a system built by Lawyers for lawyers
Congratulations, Now we all lose







Cleets "Troll Post" alert

Don Henley sucked anyway.