Carnival’s Princess Unable to Dodge Passengers’ Covid Suit (2)

Carnival Corp.’s Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. failed to persuade a judge to dismiss negligence claims by 17 passengers who allege they became sick from the coronavirus after being exposed to it on a February voyage.

Monday’s ruling doesn’t address the merits of the lawsuit but it may give plaintiffs momentum after legal experts predicted virus cases against cruise companies would be difficult to win. Federal judges previously have sided with Carnival in decisions dismissing suits.

U.S. District Judge Gary Klausner in Los Angeles concluded that 17 of 18 passengers made legally sufficient allegations to proceed -- even though they were ...