MEDICAL DOCTOR · INDEPENDENT MEDICO-LEGAL EXPERTISE
Dr Valeria Liguori is an Italian medical doctor practising medico-legal assessment and expert consultancy. Her work focuses on clinical documentation, causation, functional impairment and the medical issues underlying liability, compensation, disability and social-security claims.
Medico-legal assessment and expert consultancy
The purpose of a medico-legal assessment is to examine the medical evidence against the specific question to be decided. Clinical diagnosis, the consequences of an injury or illness, the applicable medical criteria and the relevant legal requirements must be distinguished.
In healthcare liability and personal-injury matters, this includes the reconstruction of the medical chronology, the assessment of causation, the nature of any permanent impairment and the documented functional consequences.
In disability, social-security and INAIL occupational-injury cases, the assessment addresses the particular medical threshold required by the applicable Italian procedure. A diagnosis alone does not necessarily establish the statutory requirements for a given benefit.
The medico-legal opinion is an independent technical activity. Where a dispute also needs legal representation, the professional responsibilities are separate and may be coordinated only as the case requires.
Medico-legal expertise in Italy · Medical liability and personal injury
Main areas of medico-legal work
Clinical evidence and causation
Assessment of medical records, chronology, treatment, alleged complications, existing conditions and the relationship between an event and its reported consequences.
Personal injury and healthcare liability
Expert opinions on impairment, functional effects and medical questions arising in personal-injury claims and disputes concerning healthcare treatment.
Disability and statutory benefits
Medico-legal assessment for civil disability, social-security benefits, occupational injuries, public-service medical boards and claims under Italian Law No 210/1992.
Training and professional experience
Valeria Liguori graduated in Medicine and Surgery and has professional experience in medico-legal, social-security and insurance assessments. She provides independent technical consultancy in judicial and out-of-court matters.
She is included in the Register of Court-Appointed Technical Experts (CTU) at the Court of Nocera Inferiore. Her inclusion in that Italian court register is a verifiable professional qualification; it does not imply accreditation as a court expert in another jurisdiction.
Her work may include assessment on behalf of a party (CTP), reviews of medical opinions, assistance during expert examinations and the technical examination of medical records relevant to litigation.
Social security, public-service boards and Law No 210/1992
In cases concerning civil disability, attendance allowance, INAIL benefits, pension entitlements under Italian Law No 335/1995 and medical boards (CMO), the technical opinion must be framed by the specific medical criteria applicable to the case.
In cases involving post-transfusion hepatitis, vaccination-related claims and Law No 210/1992, the analysis may cover the chronology of clinical events, causation, permanent impairment and medical documents previously considered during administrative or medical-board proceedings.
Method of assessment
The assessment starts with available health records and a clear statement of the question to be examined. Clinical events are reconstructed chronologically, with attention to pre-existing conditions, subsequent findings and the limitations of the available evidence.
Where appropriate, a technical opinion may identify the need for additional records, diagnostic examinations or specialist evaluation. Legal issues are considered by the instructing lawyer and remain distinct from the medical conclusions.
Technical assistance is available to private individuals, legal professionals and insurers. The firm operates through Castel San Giorgio, Rome and Milan, with matters also arising from other parts of Italy.
Serious injuries and complex claims
Particular expertise may be required where a claim involves major permanent disability, loss of autonomy, future assistance, prosthetic needs, neurological injury, severe complications or the medical reconstruction of a death.
The work is also relevant to critical reviews of CTU reports, pre-existing conditions and contested medical causation in insurance and civil proceedings.
Request a medico-legal assessment
Please indicate the purpose of the assessment, the available clinical documentation, the stage of any proceedings and the relevant deadlines. Medico-legal opinions and legal representation are distinct professional services.