Fire disaster Lawyer files compensation claim for fire victim in Paris
Valais lawyer Sébastian Fanti has applied to a court in Paris for compensation on behalf of a young French woman who was seriously injured in the Crans-Montana VS fire disaster. He intends to exhaust all legal means.
19.05.2026, 12:23
SDA
The application was submitted to the Compensation Commission for Victims of Crime (CIVI) in Paris, as Fanti announced on Monday evening. The Valais public prosecutor's office confirmed receipt of the criminal complaint on Tuesday at the request of the Keystone-SDA news agency. Fanti did not provide any information on the amount of compensation requested.
The request is in connection with the criminal complaint filed with the Valais public prosecutor's office on April 1, 2026, the lawyer added. He is representing a 26-year-old French woman who suffered second and third-degree burns in the fire disaster. The burns would affect 58.5 percent of her body. The woman is also suffering from severe psychological trauma and is currently unable to use her hands.
The requested compensation was made in view of the exceptional severity of the physical damage as well as the aesthetic, functional and psychological impairments. His client is also no longer able to pursue a professional activity.
With his intervention in Paris, Fanti says he intends to exhaust all legal options in Switzerland and France. His client should receive the necessary information as quickly as possible in order to rebuild her life. However, no amount of money can make up for what she has been through.
The criminal complaint filed with the Valais public prosecutor's office at the beginning of April includes the criminal offenses of negligent arson, negligent grievous bodily harm and violations of building regulations. A total of 13 defendants, including the operators of the "Le Constellation" bar, Jessica and Jacques Moretti, are in the sights of the judiciary. The fire on New Year's Eve claimed the lives of 41 people, most of them young, and injured over a hundred.
