Overview
- The Third Civil Section of the Corte di Cassazione annulled the prior appellate decision and remanded the case to a different section of the Tribunale di Verona to determine the compensation.
- The court held that once the loss of baggage is established, judges must proceed with an equitable valuation rather than demanding exhaustive item lists or purchase proofs.
- The decision adopts the general presumption that a suitcase contains clothing, underwear, accessories, perfumes and similar personal effects appropriate to the trip.
- Reporting indicates courts may use a lump‑sum calculation up to roughly €1,350 when quantifying the loss, with the specific amount to be set at the new hearing in Verona.
- The case involves a bag lost on a 2018 Palermo–Verona Ryanair flight involving Giuseppe Nicosia, and it lands as Europe records heavy baggage losses, with consumer advocates welcoming reduced hurdles for claims.