Resounding sentence of the Court of Genoa, which sentenced Costa Cruises to a maxi compensation for the sinking of the Costa Concordia.
The judges recognized the pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage suffered by Ernesto Carusotti, among the passengers of the Concordia involved in the shipwreck on the Island of Giglio on the night of 13 January 2012, which caused 32 victims.
This was announced by the Codacons defending Carusotti, the judges accepted the requests of the association asking for the responsibility of Costa Cruises in the post-traumatic stress damage suffered by the castaway.
The First Section of the Civil Court sentenced Costa Cruises to compensate Ernesto Carusotti with 77 thousand euros for the pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage suffered and to pay 15,692 euros for legal fees.
"This is a very important victory for Codacons, which had immediately supported the responsibilities of Costa Cruises for the accident that took place on the Island of Giglio, and the total incongruity of the compensation paid by the company to the shipwrecked of the Concordia", affirms the consumer association.
(Unioneonline / L)
