Italian personal-injury claims are valued against the Tabelle Milanesi, annual percentage-of-impairment tables published by the Tribunale di Milano and applied throughout Italy by Cassazione endorsement.
Italy's personal-injury system is anchored to the Tabelle Milanesi published by the Court of Milan. The framework is percentage-based: a medical-legal expert assesses the claimant's percentage of permanent disability (danno biologico), and that percentage is converted to euros via the Milan tables, age-adjusted. The Tabelle Romane (Rome tables) provide an alternative used in some southern courts but Milan is the default by Cassazione endorsement.
Italian law also recognises the danno morale category for moral damages tied to specific events (criminal conduct, family loss); the danno parentale for loss of relationship; and the danno esistenziale for life-quality loss. The interaction with danno biologico is fact-sensitive and disciplined by Cassazione case law.
Limitation for personal injury is two years under Article 2947 of the Civil Code; medical-negligence cases follow the contractual five-year period in some readings, ten in others depending on the cause of action.
Indicative settlement values. Each row names its source or is marked as a MyClaimWorth estimate. These are starting points for valuation, not quotes for any specific case.
| Injury type | Band |
|---|---|
| Whiplash / soft tissue (1 to 9% impairment) | €2,000 to €20,000MyClaimWorth estimate |
| Severe whiplash (10 to 25%) | €10,000 to €20,000MyClaimWorth estimate |
| Back, moderate (10 to 20% impairment) | €20,000 to €50,000MyClaimWorth estimate |
| Severe brain injury (60%+ impairment) | €300,000 to €1,000,000+MyClaimWorth estimate |
| Femur fracture (10 to 15% impairment) | €15,000 to €35,000MyClaimWorth estimate |
| Medical negligence (non-fatal) | €100,000 to €500,000MyClaimWorth estimate |
| Workplace injury (INAIL) | INAIL indemnity by impairment percentageCompulsory INAIL cover indemnifies occupational injury; a civil action against the employer requires fault beyond the insured risk. |
Civil Code arts. 2947, 2946
Personal-injury claims arising from criminal conduct can run for the longer of the criminal limitation or the civil limitation under Article 2947(3).
Civil Code Article 1227. Strict liability for motor vehicles unless the keeper proves they did everything possible to avoid the harm.
Caps that bite on damages awards in Italy, ordered by impact.
Tables are themselves updated annually for inflation.
Each sub-jurisdiction has its own variations.
Tabelle Milanesi, default reference
Tabelle Romane, alternative reference
Generally apply Milan tables
The procedural pathway from injury to settlement under Italy law.
Formal demand on the at-fault insurer or party.
Medical-legal expert quantifies danno biologico in percentage terms.
Negotiation against Tabelle Milanesi with applicable danno morale and moral-damage uplifts.
Compulsory mediation under Decreto Legislativo 28/2010 for many civil categories.
Filed in Tribunale di primo grado; appellate review through Corte di Appello and Cassazione.
Short, direct answers to the questions people ask most.
Vocabulary that comes up in any conversation about claim value in this jurisdiction.
Every claim turns on its own facts: severity, prognosis, recovery time, the medical paper trail, lost income, the applicable cap, and the published band that most closely matches. The figures on this page are illustrative, not a quote. For representation, consult a solicitor or attorney qualified in Italy. See our disclaimer for the full scope of what we do and don't do.
