Injured in Italy. We take it from here.

A wide range of personal injury matters: road and traffic accidents, workplace injuries and occupational diseases, medical malpractice, slip and fall accidents, product liability and defective goods, and injuries from defective premises and common areas. Each case receives specialized attention based on Italian tort law (Articles 2043–2059 of the Civil Code) and, where relevant, EU regulations.

Italian limitation periods are strict. Personal injury in general: 5 years from the date of injury (Art. 2947 Civil Code). Medical malpractice: 10 years. Traffic accidents: 2 years for direct action against the insurer in certain cases. Acting promptly is essential to preserve evidence, secure witness statements and meet procedural requirements.

Yes. Foreign nationals have the same rights as Italian citizens when injured on Italian soil. As an English-speaking lawyer officially listed with six diplomatic missions, including the U.S. Consulate Naples, UK Embassy Rome and Canadian Embassy Rome, I provide end-to-end support for international clients. All communications with Italian authorities, insurers and medical professionals are handled on your behalf, in English.

Italian courts apply standardized tables, primarily the Milan Court Tables, based on the percentage of permanent disability assessed by a medico-legale and the age of the victim at the time of injury. Additional factors adjust the final figure: specific professional impact and lost earning capacity, medical expenses past and future, lost income during recovery, moral damages for suffering, and existential damages for the impact on family and quality of life.

INAIL, the national workplace injury insurer, provides automatic coverage for workplace injuries, including medical treatment and disability benefits, regardless of employer fault. If the injury resulted from employer negligence or safety violations, you can also pursue additional civil compensation known as danno differenziale, which covers the gap between what INAIL pays and the full compensation owed under civil law. Both tracks are handled in parallel.

Yes. The entire case can be managed remotely through a Procura (Power of Attorney) authenticated at an Italian consulate in your country, digital communication for updates and document exchange, and remote coordination with medico-legale experts, insurers and courts. Most international clients never need to return to Italy to pursue full compensation.

Italian medical documentation is the foundation of any injury claim. Italian insurers routinely challenge foreign medical reports; damages are quantified by independent Italian experts (medico-legale); those experts rely on Italian public hospital records; and public hospital documentation in Italian creates an indisputable baseline. Whenever possible, seek treatment at an ospedale pubblico and request all reports in Italian. If you have already returned home, we work with what you have, but original Italian records are always the strongest foundation.

Most personal injury matters are handled on a success-based fee structure, aligned with Italian bar rules. An initial consultation clarifies the arrangement in writing before any billable work begins: how fees are calculated, when they are due, and which costs are advanced and which are reimbursed. Complex cases may involve a mixed structure, a fixed initial component combined with a success component. Fee transparency is non-negotiable.