Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Wreck Victims Seek Representation from Virginia Injury Lawyer Emily Mapp Brannon

Online, January 26, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Two passengers on board the Costa Concordia, the infamous cruise ship which wrecked off the coast of Italy and has led to multiple lives lost and several serious injuries, understood the ramifications of this accident and sought legal representation. They decided to hire personal injury attorney Emily Mapp Brannon of the Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton law firm.

Emily Mapp Brannon is a Virginia Beach based attorney who is licensed in both Virginia and Florida. Emily's Florida licensure is important since Florida is where Carnival Cruises is based and Carnival is the parent company to the Costa line. You can be rest assured that Carnival has a team of defense lawyers already looking for ways to avoid liability in this horrific disaster.

For example, it was reported that Costa Concordia representatives were attempting to offer passengers a 30 percent discount on their next cruise, according to the Mail Online. This tactic is not new. In fact, many big companies routinely attempt to lure victims to give up their right to pursue civil damages in exchange for a quick deal.

A prime example was after the oil spill in the Gulf. British Petroleum (BP) officials told fishermen, business owners and local leaders that if they call a BP 1-800 telephone number and claim total damages for themselves and their businesses of less than $5,000, BP would pay the claim. Here's the catch - they would be required to sign BP paperwork barring them from suing BP for any future claims. It would not be surprising if Costa Concordia offered some attractive "deals" in exchange for a bar on filing any future claims. For victims reading this, do not fall for this tactic.

The story of the Mauri's is shocking and indicates just how traumatic this experience was for the passengers on board. They talked about the experience on ABC News:
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=8507694

Our cruise wreck injury law firm is going to work tirelessly to get justice for our clients. We have a track record of success and have been recognized as a best injury law firm in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report in 2012.