Italian courts award multi‑million euro damages in medical negligence lawsuits

The regional health authority (AUSL) of Reggio Emilia was ordered to pay about €3.75 million to the family of a six‑year‑old boy who became tetraplegic after a failed cesarean attempt and subsequent neonatal asphyxia.

A court in Brescia confirmed a compensation of over €700 000 to the relatives of a 77‑year‑old man who died from sepsis contracted during a femur operation, finding the hospital failed to prove proper disinfection procedures.

The civil court of Avellino awarded roughly €114 000 to a mother whose newborn was mistakenly swapped with another infant in a clinic in 2017; the court recognized non‑pecuniary damages and legal costs.