Judge Dismisses Lawsuit in Cruise Ship Death of George Smith

A Miami judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of a Connecticut man who disappeared from the cruise ship Brilliance of the Seas while on a honeymoon cruise in the Aegean Sea.

Judge Jon I. Gordon granted a motion dismissing the lawsuit filed by the family of George A. Smith IV, faulting Royal Caribbean International for its handling of his disappearance more than a year ago.