Italian courts award millions for medical negligence cases

Italian courts medical negligence compensation delayed diagnosis ASL Napoli

Several Italian courts have ordered substantial compensation for patients harmed by medical negligence. The Tribunal of Torre Annunziata held ASL Napoli 1 Centro (80% liability) and ASL Napoli 3 Sud (20% liability) responsible for the 2021 death of an 85‑year‑old man, ordering €800,000 in damages for delays in emergency transport and surgery. The Court of Appeal in Ancona awarded €551,000 to the widow of a man whose cancer diagnosis was withheld for 18 months, citing a failure to communicate biopsy results that reduced his survival chances. The Court of Appeal in Perugia granted more than €300,000 to the family of a farmer who died of lung cancer, finding the university agricultural college negligent for not providing protective equipment against known carcinogens. In Benevento, the local tribunal ordered compensation from the Fatebenefratelli Hospital for delayed oncology diagnostics that harmed a cancer patient. Across these rulings, judges emphasized that timely treatment and proper communication could have significantly increased patients' chances of survival.

Entities

85‑year‑old patient · ASL Napoli 1 Centro · ASL Napoli 3 Sud · Corte d'Appello di Ancona · Corte d'Appello di Perugia · Michele Francesco Sorrentino · Tribunal of Torre Annunziata · Tribunale di Torre Annunziata

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[● 3 SOURCES] After arriving at Ospedale del Mare in Naples, he waited about six hours before surgery was performed. www.stabianews.it · www.fanpage.it
[● 3 SOURCES] The Tribunal of Torre Annunziata ordered a total compensation of €800,000 to the family of the deceased. www.stabianews.it · www.fanpage.it
[● 3 SOURCES] He waited more than two hours at the Hospital of Sorrento before being transferred to a neurosurgical facility. www.stabianews.it · www.fanpage.it
[● 3 SOURCES] He was transferred to Naples in a non‑resuscitation ambulance, a transport deemed incompatible with his critical condition. www.stabianews.it · www.fanpage.it
[● 3 SOURCES] The family was represented by lawyers Michele Francesco Sorrentino, Pierlorenzo Catalano and Filippo Castaldo of Studio Associati Maior, with forensic support from Dr. Marcello Lorello. www.stabianews.it · www.fanpage.it
[● 3 SOURCES] The deceased was an 85‑year‑old man who died in August 2021 from a subdural hematoma. www.stabianews.it · www.fanpage.it
[● 3 SOURCES] Liability was assigned 80% to ASL Napoli 1 Centro and 20% to ASL Napoli 3 Sud. www.stabianews.it · www.fanpage.it
[● 3 SOURCES] Expert testimony concluded that timely treatment could have substantially increased the patient’s chances of survival. www.stabianews.it · www.fanpage.it