Settlements and Verdicts

Barberi Ferry Crash

New York, NY: (May-14-08) Osserritta Robinson, the widow of Louis Robinson, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of New York, after her husband died in the 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash. Records of the incident show that Robinson was one of 11 people killed when the ferry Andrew J. Barberi crashed into a pier near the Staten Island terminal on Oct. 15, 2003.

As part of a settlement reached between the two sides, the city of New York agreed to pay Osserritta Robinson $1.375 million, resolving the wrongful death claims filed in Brooklyn federal court. The city's spokespersons stated that they continue to share their condolences with the Robinson family and hope that the settlement brings a measure of closure to them. [NEWSDAY: NYC FERRY CRASH WIDOW ]

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