Estimated reading time (in minutes) Prosthesis Liability In a recent case involving a patient, a surgeon, and a prosthesis manufacturer, the Court of Cassation has shed light on the responsibility of doctors in the fitting of defective prostheses. The court’s...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
