This time a person in Florence who developed acoustic neuroma after long-term use of mobile phone has been awarded economic compensation (articles only available in Italian; google translations to English available here and here). The worker had used his company mobile phone for 10 years, 2-3 hours per day. INAIL (The National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work) was again the organisation that was ordered to pay compensation by court order.
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Mobile phone use and acoustic neuroma – lawsuit in Italy
A person with heavy use of mobil phone who developed an acoustic neuroma has been awarded compensation in Italy in a recent ruling (additional articles available here and here). The judge ruled in favour for a causal association.
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