Cruise passenger wins $300K lawsuit after staff served her 14 shots of tequila – and she fell and injured herself

NewsWorldAmericasCruise passenger wins $300K lawsuit after staff served her 14 shots of tequila – and she fell and injured herselfDiana Sanders suffered a severe fall during a the Carnival cruise from Los Angeles to Hawaii in January 2024Mike Bedigan in New York Wednesday 15 April 2026 18:23 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2958373","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/carnival-cruise-lawsuit-injury-alcohol-b2958373.html","title":"Cruise passenger wins $300K lawsuit after bar staff served her too much tequila"}}CloseCruising for cruise shipsThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A California nurse...