Insecurity of teachers: an administrative court condemns the State

Personal injury law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) An administrative court condemns the State to compensate teachers for moral damage In a series of judgments on July 13, 2012, the  Administrative Court  of Melun rendered a significant judgment, holding the State responsible for...

Recognition of the severity of the disability: impact and compensation

Personal injury law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Recognition of the severity of the disability: impact and compensation The procedure for recognizing the seriousness of the  disability  was transferred to the Association for the management of the professional integration fund for...

I am the victim of a misdiagnosis

Personal injury law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Misdiagnosis, incorrectly dosed prescriptions, it may happen that you are treated poorly. Can you turn against a caregiver, a hospital or your attending physician?   How to prove it? If you suspect a misdiagnosis, you should first...

The Court of Cassation recognizes the moral prejudice of legal persons

Personal injury law

Temps de lecture estimé (en minutes) For the first time, the Court of Cassation explicitly recognizes that a company – but the solution certainly applies to all legal persons – can invoke moral damage. Com. May 15, 2012, F-P+B, n° 11-10.278 That a company – and, in...

Can I choose my hospital?

Personal injury law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Article L1110-8 of the Public Health Code , amended by Law No. 2016-41 of January 26, 2016 – art. 175 specifies that “The patient’s right to free choice of his practitioner and his health establishment and his mode of...

Victims’ associations and their essential character

Other, Personal injury law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) CONDITIONS TO BE FULFILLED. The creation of an association of victims is possible when a certain number of people have together suffered the same damage. It is then necessary to deposit statutes, to choose a president, to be...