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Italian judicial rulings on civil liability

Overview

The Italian judiciary has issued significant rulings regarding civil liability and compensation standards.

The Court of Cassation affirmed a decision involving a 2014 assault in Giave, Sassari, ruling that applying the criminal “beyond reasonable doubt” standard to civil liability cases does not prejudice defendants, as it offers more protection than the standard “more probable than not” civil threshold.

In a separate case, the Court of Appeal of Bologna awarded 2.8 million euros in compensation to the family of a pedestrian killed in a 2021 accident in Vignola, Modena. The award increased from an initial 2.2 million euros after an insurance company’s attempt to reduce the amount.

Entities

A.O. Annunziata · Polizia Locale di Busto Arsizio · Carabinieri · Court of Cassation · Tribunal of Modena

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Italy: Significant court rulings on civil liability and compensation

    Italian courts have issued significant rulings: the Court of Cassation clarified evidentiary standards for civil liability, and the Bologna Court of Appeal awarded 2.8 million euros for a fatal accident.

  2. [CRIME] 12 sources
    Italy legal news: hospital liability, police fraud, and administrative disputes

    A series of Italian legal developments include a hospital held liable for infant burns, a police officer convicted of faking an assault, and various rulings on long-standing civil and traffic disputes.

Sources

gazzettadasti.it · ilrestodelcarlino.it · laprovinciadivarese.it · metronews.it · miocomune.tv · nordest24.it · notiziedabruzzo.it · oglioponews.it · responsabilecivile.it · rivieraweb.it · sicilia24h.it · tgcom24.mediaset.it · viverefermo.it · vivicentro.it