Tragic Compensation

Personal injury law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Tragic Compensation the Rennes administrative court has ruled that the Pontivy hospital center in Brittany must pay a sum of 290,000 euros to the family of a 41-year-old man who tragically passed away in 2010 as a result of poor...

The Ghedir Affair

Criminal law, Personal injury law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) The Ghedir affair  In 2004, a distressing incident took place in a train station in Seine et Marne, France, involving the arrest of Mr. Ghedir, a 21-year-old man at the time. During the incident, he was physically abused by SNCF...

The Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeal sanctions a doctor for medical negligence

Personal injury law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Sanction for medical negligence  On January 11, 2018, the Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeal issued a judgment sanctioning a doctor for having neglected to carry out appropriate examinations on a patient, which ultimately resulted in...

Financial assessment: translating the cost of pain into compensation

Personal injury law

Estimated reading time (in minutes)  The Price of Pain is also called Quantum of Pain  . Understanding Pretium Doloris: Assessing Pain and Trauma:- The Quantum Doloris is the price of the pain which corresponds to the traumatism with its procession of trying medical...

Serious injuries and professional impact: a case study

Personal injury law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Cabinet DAMY Avocats came to the interests of a client exercising the profession of ship captain. The latter was driving his motorcycle when at an intersection a driver not respecting the traffic light hit him violently. Serious...

Record compensation for a paraplegic victim

Personal injury law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Record compensation for a paraplegic victim In December 2011, the Tribunal de Grande Instance of Niort ordered MACIF to pay the record sum of 7.6 million euros to a 35-year-old senior executive who became paraplegic following a...