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24 Jul 2013

Costa Concordia: Lawyers Maintain Owners Criminally Liable

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Ronai & Ronai, LLP, a New York law firm that represents victims, including Sandor Feher, a musician who lost his life while trying to evacuate passengers, believes that the criminality of the deaths should also be placed on Costa Crociere/Carnival Corp., which was able to escape criminal liability simply because of their ability to pay a monetary fine. On July 20, 2013, five crew members of the Costa Concordia cruise ship were convicted of manslaughter for their role in the shipwreck in January 2012, which resulted in the deaths of 32 people.

07 Aug 2012

Attorneys Press US$400-million Claim Against Cruise Company

New York law firm Ronai & Ronai file a compensation claim on behalf of a victim of the 'Costa Concordia' shipwreck. The federal lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of the family of Hungarian violinist Sandor Feher, seeking $400 million in damages for gross negligence against the cruise ship companies, Carnival PLC, Carnival Corporation and Costa Crociere, S.P.A. Sandor Feher, was a promising musician who died while trying to help evacuate other passengers after the occurrence. In the lawsuit, Ronai & Ronai, LLP,  also ask for punitive damages against the cruise companiesā€¦

13 Jul 2012

Costa Concordia Claim Attorneys Comment on Captain's Apology

The public apology of Captain Schettino while indicating that he is taking a sliver of  responsibility for the tragedy, fails to demonstrate any genuine remorse for what occurred. Indeed, he admitted to being distracted by his cellular phone, but his apology fails to address the fact that the maneuvering of the boat so close to shore was a premeditated act, which had been done on previous occasions and with apparent permission or on direction of the company he worked for. Holly Ostrov Ronai, Esq. stated that "Captain Schettino's apology is just a start. Ronai & Ronai, LLP, recently filed suit in the United States on behalf of the Hungarian Concordia victims, asking for damages of 200 million dollars. Peter Ronai, Esq.