Opinion ID: 3203360
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Heading: New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act Claim

Text: The District Court construed Veverka’s NJCFA claim to base liability on Royal Caribbean “failing to maintain a safe environment on the ship,” “fail[ing] to provide reimbursement for cruise expenses,” and “by providing [poor] medical treatment to [Veverka and] by failing to reimburse her for medical expenses.” 2015 WL 1270139, at -9. Veverka now argues that the District Court erred because she seeks damages based on Royal Caribbean’s conduct in “forcibly remov[ing her] (against her will) from the [ship], not because she voluntarily left the vessel.” Appellant’s Br. 21. Veverka’s position is not supported by the record. Veverka testified that she was “taken off [the ship] and put in an ambulance” to King Edward Hospital in Bermuda. App. 235. Upon receiving a diagnosis at King Edward, Veverka requested a Medivac to New Jersey, in part because Medicare did not cover treatment in Bermuda and in part because she “[did not] want to be operated on so far from home.” App. 237. Veverka has pointed to no evidence supporting her assertion that Royal Caribbean forcibly removed her from the ship. Rather, her transfer to King Edward Hospital and her subsequent decision to fly back to New Jersey to undergo surgery were simply 13 consequences of her unfortunate injuries. Accordingly, we will affirm the District Court’s entry of judgment on Veverka’s NJCFA claim.