(Reuters) – Carnival Corp, whose luxury cruise liner Costa Concordia capsized off the coast of Italy, was sued by a crew member in a first of what may be multiple U.S. lawsuits seeking class-action status over the disaster, court documents show.
Lawyers for Gary Lobaton, who was a crew member on board the Costa Concordia, said in a court filing that he was not aware of the “dangerous conditions” of the cruise ship until it was too late to abandon the ship.
The lawsuit sought to determine whether Carnival deviated from international safety standards when operating the cruise ship.
“Costa Concordia’s Captain, Francesco Schettino, delayed the order to abandon ship and deploy
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