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Why is compensation always people's first thought?
Regarding the Costa Concordia "More than 100 passengers have already joined a class action and are reportedly seeking to claim more than £100,000 each"
This would, I presume, be on top of any insurance claims they might make for loss of belongings, injury or death of a partner/family member.
It seems like everything that happens these days, people's first thought is 'how much compensation can I get?'
It obviously pays these days to be in an accident.
This would, I presume, be on top of any insurance claims they might make for loss of belongings, injury or death of a partner/family member.
It seems like everything that happens these days, people's first thought is 'how much compensation can I get?'
It obviously pays these days to be in an accident.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Years ago a local person ran into the back of my car.
They then kept 'phoning me up saying the insurance company hadn't recieved my claim, I wasn't going to make one, bit of a stiff neck and a scratch on the car, no big deal.
However they kept 'phoning, so, I claimed, they shut-up, the insurance company paid up. Very nice holiday, thank you.
They then kept 'phoning me up saying the insurance company hadn't recieved my claim, I wasn't going to make one, bit of a stiff neck and a scratch on the car, no big deal.
However they kept 'phoning, so, I claimed, they shut-up, the insurance company paid up. Very nice holiday, thank you.
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If it's prove that the captain was negligent, then they are entitled to it - loss of holiday, loss of belongings, money, passport - yes they can claim from their own travel insurers, but you can be sure that those companies will be recovering the costs from the the Costa Line too. Some people may be traumatised or injured.
This isn't an instance where people are looking around for someone to blame, for an accident which was actually their own fault - those are the ones the ambulance-chasers like, this one's genuine.
This isn't an instance where people are looking around for someone to blame, for an accident which was actually their own fault - those are the ones the ambulance-chasers like, this one's genuine.
.. and the captain being an employee of Costa, the company are vicariously liable for his negligent acts. I hope I'm never in that situation, but IMO I don't blame anyone for trying to get some compensation - if only for the lost holiday, if not for everything else.
If you get somewhere and your resort's been burned down due to negligence in the kitchen - I bet people would claim then for compensation for lost holidays.
If you get somewhere and your resort's been burned down due to negligence in the kitchen - I bet people would claim then for compensation for lost holidays.
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