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A "small technical failure" - liability and coverage aspects related to the wreck of the Costa Concordia

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • Italy, USA
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  • February 8 2012

The captain of the 114,137 gross ton, 952-foot long, 4,000 person, six-year-old Costa Concordia cruise ship who ran it aground last month reportedly initially characterized the vessel as having suffered a “small technical failure.”

Revision of Schengen Agreement in the offing? France and Italy press for changes to European border protocol

  • Fisher & Phillips LLP
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  • France, Italy, USA
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  • May 3 2011

Last week, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi issued a joint letter to the European Commission ("EU") demanding that the EU make an "in-depth revision" to the Schengen Agreement