Overview
- The ruling raises the initial award of €295,000 and increases the permanent disability rating from 40% to 60%.
- Court documents state the woman underwent about four years of chemotherapy, corticosteroids, and other drugs after a MALT lymphoma diagnosis made in Pisa.
- A second opinion in Genoa in 2011, supported by new biopsies, concluded she did not have cancer.
- Judges recognized lasting physical harm, psychological distress, and work setbacks, including a period when she lost her driving license.
- The University Hospital of Pisa maintained the case was clinically complex, but the appellate court rejected that defense based on the expert assessment.