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Irwin Mitchell, Herbert Smith win Costa Concordia advisory roles

"More than 100 passengers have already joined a class action and are reportedly seeking to claim more than £100,000 each." £100k each? Are they 'avin' a larf? OK, it was probably rather unpleasant, but most of them don't seem to have been physically injured to any extent, and they'll be able to dine out on it for years to come. Bearing in mind that the JSB Guidelines only recommend £63,000 to £72.000 for the total loss of a hand and £36,000 to £43,000 for the total loss of an eye it would be obscene if these claimants received anything like £100k. A couple of thou each would be more than enough unless they had identifiable physical injuries, and I hope the insurers Part 36 them at an early stage to take the wind out of their sails. And typical crocodile tears talk from IM's rep - "Tragically ..." - puh-lease, tragic for those who died or were seriously injured, but not for the majority of uninjured passengers, who will be looking forward to weeping all the way to the bank.

25-Jan-2012

6:33 pm