Your cruise ship contract could be taking you for a ride. While most cruises are safe and pleasantly memorable ones, there are cases where passengers have suffered injuries and even death, such as the Costa Concordia shipwreck on January 13.

Many passengers on that boat ride are just now beginning to realize that there was a legal structure in place that shelters cruise operators from big-money lawsuits. The situation gets more complicated in remote jurisdictions. The Costa Concordia, a subsidiary of industry giant Carnival Corp., is located in Italy.

Many cruise ship passengers ...

The meter is ticking on Chicago’s dangerous taxi drivers. Come this summer, taxicab companies that allow careless drivers to use their vehicles will be held more accountable. Hopefully, the move will prevent taxicab accidents that could lead to serious injuries and even death.

The Emanuel administration is focusing on a new ordinance that they say will be easier to enforce than the current one. It will hold cab companies accountable for repeat offenders.

Imagine this: a taxicab driver who has been cited by city regulators 46 times in five years and found liable in 33 cases, yet he is ...