Class Actions in Italy At A Glance (La Class Action in Italia – Aggiornamento)
Capabilities and Services
The law governing class actions in Italy came into force on 1 January 2010. The class action provision allows consumers to bring legal action for damages deriving from breach of contract, product liability, unfair trade practices, or anticompetitive conduct. Under the new provision, a class action is declared inadmissible when a claim is determined to be unfounded; when there is conflict of interest between members of the proposed class; when there is no identity of rights of members of the class protected by the proposed class action; or when the proposer cannot adequately protect the interests of the proposed class. If the class action is declared admissible, a second phase of the process establishes whether there is liability -- and damages. Economic analysis is an essential tool in cases of class action. With expert economists based in Rome and Italian economists who have been involved in dozens of class actions in its New York office, NERA is uniquely positioned to offer services as an expert witness for class actions in Italy.
Anche l'Italia ha ora adottato la propria normativa sulla class action. L'analisi economica è uno strumento fondamentale nelle class action sia in fase di ammissibilità, sia in fase di responsabilità e danno. Questa breve nota illustra alcuni dei tipi di analisi economica che NERA ha sottoposto innumerevoli volte al vaglio delle corti americane e che sono potenzialmente rilevanti anche in Italia.
