Second-Hand Smoke Verdict a Precedent in Italy

A recent verdict by a Roman Court in favour of a woman who died from lung cancer caused by second-hand smoke is a precedent case in Italy and may be followed by a series of related cases. The case in question ruled that the victim’s family would receive 400,000 euro from the company that had hired the woman and, even after she was diagnosed with lung cancer, did nothing to limit the levels of second-hand smoke she was exposed to by her co-workers.