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Originally published Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 9:56 AM
More passengers suing over Costa shipwreck
39 plaintiffs are going after Carnival Cruise Lines, the parent company of Costa, but it could be a complicated legal fight.
MIAMI — A revised lawsuit has been filed in Miami adding more plaintiffs and claims that seek millions of dollars in damages in last month's Italian cruise ship disaster.
Attorneys said Monday the lawsuit now names 39 individual plaintiffs who were aboard the Costa Concordia when it capsized off the Tuscany coast in January. At least 17 people died and 15 remain missing.
The lawsuit names Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines Inc. and its Costa subsidiary. It initially sought more than $460 million.
Many legal experts say it will be difficult to win lawsuits in Florida because Costa's tickets require that they be filed in Italy. Passenger lawyers contend Florida is proper because Carnival Corp. is based there.
Other attorneys have announced plans to file lawsuits for passengers in Florida.
