Le rôle de l'expert dans le contentieux des accidents médicamenteux

Conditions for compensation to victims of medicinal medication-related accidents have been considerably eased over the past few years in French legislation. The establishment of a fault of the hospital for administering medication is no longer systematically required. In this context, expert medical plays an important role. If his report is not legally binding for the judge, it will in most cases determine the outcome of the litigation.