Jack Hickey Quoted In 2nd NY Times Article
Jack Hickey is working with Italian attorneys in order to assist the victims of the recent Concordia cruise ship disaster. He has been quoted by numerous news sources, including the New York Times. He has also appeared on ¨Good Morning America¨ and ¨Anderson Cooper 360.¨ Below we have included the 2nd NY Times quote, and a little of the story for context.
But the egregious acts must be the owner’s. If the captain disregarded his duties, the company could argue that it was not responsible for his behavior. To Jack Hickey, a maritime lawyer in Miami who is working with an Italian lawyer to represent Costa Concordia passengers, the cruise line’s responsibility is obvious. Referring to the captain, Mr. Hickey said that the company had “nobody with more authority or responsibility than him” on the ship.
The issues in the case could be shaped by the highly restrictive terms of the contract that every passenger gets with his or her ticket, said Gerald McGill, an admiralty lawyer in Pensacola, Fla.
Cruise contracts are notoriously restrictive regarding the rights of passengers, and Costa’s 6,400-word contract is no exception. The Costa contract sharply limits the kinds of lawsuits that can be brought, where those suits can be brought and how much the company can be made to pay. All such provisions have been upheld in the courts of the United States, he said.
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