Efforts to locate cruise ship physicians involved in malpractice often fail:
Most ship doctors, despite typically wearing a crew uniform, are classified as independent contractors. And cruise companies contend they are no more liable for the doctors’ competence than a landlord who rents office space to a physician on land.







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