Hammers' Law

This bill would let people sue for non-financial harms after incidents tied to cruise ship trips on the high seas. In plain terms, it authorizes courts to award money for things like pain, emotional suffering, or loss of companionship, not just out-of-pocket costs, when a case comes from a cruise voyage on the open ocean.

Key points

• Who is affected: People bringing lawsuits from cruise ship voyages on the high seas, and cruise lines facing those claims.
• What changes: Courts could award non-financial damages (for example, pain and suffering) in these cases.
• Where it applies: Incidents connected to cruise voyages occurring on the high seas (open ocean).
• When: This is a proposal; it would take effect only if passed into law.