White Island disaster complaint dismissed in US

White Island disaster complaint dismissed in US
Whakaari White Island. (Image: Getty)
Oliver Lewis
A New Zealand tour company facing a health and safety charge in relation to the White Island/Whakaari eruption has succeeded in having a lawsuit in the United States dismissed.Survivors and relatives of those who died in the disaster have taken various lawsuits in the US since the Dec 9, 2019, event, which killed 22 people.As well as targeting Royal Caribbean Cruises, the plaintiffs in the cases have sought tens of millions of dollars from ID Tours NZ (IDNZ), the local booking agent that functioned as a go-between between Royal Caribbean and NZ...

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