Coaming posed only a slight risk – Appeal Court

The Business Times reports the court decided that the slight risk that a passenger may not see a coaming at an entrance door did not mean that a reasonable cruise operator would have to frequently broadcast warnings or provide more visual signage. A dissenting judge did not disagree that the plaintiff ought to have taken reasonable care for her safety, but stressed that there are circumstances when a degree of inadvertence or carelessness may have to be reasonably foreseen and taken into account in defining the extent of a defendant\'s duty of care. Full report tin The Business Times