This is the work the firm was built on. Italian compensation is calculated on published court tables that convert a certified percentage of permanent impairment into a monetary figure, adjusted for age, plus temporary disability, moral damage and proven economic loss. That system is predictable — which means the case is won or lost in the medical file, not in the courtroom rhetoric.
Evidence first, and fast
Hotel CCTV is overwritten in days. Road layouts get repaired. Witnesses fly home. Our first instruction on any injury file is preservation: we send formal retention notices, obtain the police report and the emergency-room record, and secure the scene photographs before anything changes.
If you are already back in the United States, we work from your US medical records and coordinate the Italian side entirely by proxy.
The forensic medical opinion
A medico legale specialist certifies the percentage of permanent biological damage, the days of temporary incapacity and the causal link. That certificate is the engine of the claim: insurers negotiate against it, and courts start from it.
We instruct specialists we know and trust in the relevant discipline, and we never open negotiations before the impairment has stabilised — settling early is the most expensive mistake an injured foreigner makes.
Medical malpractice under the Gelli-Bianco framework
Claims against hospitals and clinics follow a mandatory route: a technical preliminary assessment (ATP) or mediation before any trial, with a court-appointed panel of experts. Public facilities carry a ten-year contractual limitation; claims against an individual practitioner are usually five.
We handle birth injury, surgical error, delayed and missed diagnosis, and infection claims, including cases where the treatment happened in Italy and the consequences are being managed in the United States.
Deadlines that end cases
Two years for a road-traffic claim. Five years for general tort. Ten for contractual liability, including most hospital claims. Cruise and airline claims can be far shorter and are governed by their own conventions. If a date is running against you, that is the first thing we check — usually within twenty-four hours of your first email.
- Road traffic accidents and the direct action against the insurer
- Hotel, ski, boating and adventure-sport injuries
- Medical malpractice in public and private facilities
- Fatal accidents and claims by surviving family members
- Product liability and workplace injury
Questions we are asked about this
I was treated in Italy and flew home. Can I still claim?
Yes, and you generally do not need to return. We act under power of attorney and bridge the Italian and US medical records.
What does it cost me?
The first consultation is free, and injury matters are frequently handled on a success-linked basis. We tell you the fee structure in writing before we start.
How much is my case worth?
Italian courts use published tables, so a realistic range can be given once impairment is certified. Anyone quoting a figure before that has not seen the medical evidence.