LawsuitMIAMI - The family of Amy Bradley, a Virginia woman missing for nearly a year, today filed a lawsuit in Miami circuit court against Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. The lawsuit was filed by Andrew Hall and Michael Gilfarb of the Miami firm of Hall, David and Joseph, PA. Bradley mysteriously disappeared while on vacation on a Royal Caribbean ship on the morning of March 24, 1998. The suit alleges the cruise line was negligent in its search for Bradley, defamed her father and brother, and caused intentional emotional damage to the family. The Complaint charges that Bradley, then 23, was abducted from the ship "Rhapsody of the Seas." The lawsuit states that Bradley, abducted, hidden and then forcibly removed from the ship when it docked in Puerto Rico on March 28, was shoved into a waiting taxi at the terminal. It also states that Royal Caribbean's indifference to Bradley's disappearance allowed her presence on the ship to be concealed by her abductor and created circumstances which permitted her to be held undetected. Bradley's father last saw her on the balcony of their suite as the ship approached the Caribbean port of Curacao. Despite an on board search by Royal Caribbean, a sea search by the U.S. Coast Guard and the assistance of the FBI, neither Bradley's body nor evidence of an abduction were found during the days following the disappearance. The family has ruled out suicide, given their daughter's personality and state-of-mind. Bradley was to begin a new job upon return to Virginia and had purchased items during the trip to decorate a new apartment. The lawsuit seeks damages to be determined by a jury. Legal Contact: Andrew Hall Hall, David and Joseph, PA Phone (305) 374-5030 / Fax (305) 374-5033 March 21, 1999 |