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Update 2/14/2012: The law firm of Proner & Proner is highly experienced in filing both class-action and individual claims, having recovered millions of dollars on behalf of our clients in both types of litigation. After evaluating the legal issues surrounding a class action in this particular case, we feel that filing a class-action on behalf of victims of the Costa Concordia cruise ship accident is not in their best interests at this point. Instead, we have filed individual actions collectively out of the belief that approaching this case as a mass tort rather than a class action will result in the greatest likelihood of our clients receiving the most significant economic recovery possible.

Moment by moment, we are analyzing all of the variables that impact on this case, and as of now, we remain unconvinced that bringing a class action is the proper strategy to take on behalf of the Costa Concordia victims we are representing from all over the world. Our primary goal is to see that those passengers who have suffered so greatly as a result of this needless tragedy are able to obtain the full measure of damages to which they are entitled.

If you or someone you love was on board the Costa Concordia when the shipwreck occurred, it is imperative that you contact Proner & Proner immediately to ensure that your rights are protected.

Archived Article: 1/25/2012

Miami television station WPLG broadcast a telephone interview with Mitchell Proner, who is partnering with another US law firm and the Italian consumer association Codacons to file a class-action lawsuit against the owners and operators of the Costa Concordia cruise ship.  The Costa Concordia ran aground off the shore of the Italian island of Giglio, killing at least 16 of the approximately 4,200 passengers on board and injuring hundreds more.

The class-action lawsuit is being filed in Florida, the home state of Carnival Cruise Lines, the parent company of Costa Cruise Lines, the company that operates the Costa Concordia.  Although both companies are placing sole blame on the captain of the ship, Proner contests that the accident is partially the result of corporate policy to create publicity.  The Costa Concordia has engaged in the reckless act of "saluting" islands by maneuvering dangerously close to shore in the past.

"The fish rots from the head down," Proner stated in the telephone interview.

Proner told the interview that his primary objective in filing the class-action lawsuit is to "protect the rights of all victims of this disaster," adding that he has been contacted by hundreds of victims, "from Peru to Shanghai."

You can watch the broadcast of the interview on the WPLG website.