Summary
In light of the extensive interpretation of Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 given by the EC Court of Justice, lis pendens exists between a claim for damages arising from a road accident caused by a German motor vehicle, which has been brought before Italian courts against the Italian Central Office providing insurance assistance to car drivers circulating internationally, and a claim brought before German courts by a German insurance company for the ascertainment that non-economic damages have not occurred. Said lis pendens excludes, at present, the jurisdiction of Italian courts.