12/00168 · Heirs' Appeal Against Asbestos Fund Refusal to Link Death to Asbestosis; Expert Referral Ordered (Cour d'appel de Bastia)

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The case involves the heirs of an individual who developed pleural plaques and asbestosis due to professional exposure to asbestos, with a prior ruling recognizing the employer's inexcusable fault and awarding damages for physical suffering, moral suffering, and loss of amenity before the individual's death; the heirs appealed the decision of the asbestos victims' compensation fund, which refused to recognize a causal link between the asbestos-related illness and the subsequent death, and sought compensation for the deceased's remaining prejudices and their own moral and accompaniment damages. The Court of Appeal determined that since the parties disagreed on whether the death was directly linked to the asbestos-related pathology, it was essential to grant the request for a medical expert to describe the pathologies, assess the resulting incapacity rates according to the fund's scale, evaluate the personal prejudices suffered by the deceased, determine the cause of death, and assess the percentage of imputation resulting from the asbestos-related disease, ordering a stay of judgment pending the expert's report, with the fund responsible for the costs.

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article 450 du code de procédure civile, article L 452-2 du code de la sécurité sociale, article 700 du code de procédure civile; Heirs' Appeal Against Asbestos Fund Refusal to Link Death to Asbestosis; Expert Referral Ordered: The Court of Appeal determined that since the parties disagreed on whether the death was directly linked to the asbestos-related pathology, it was essential to grant the request for a medical expert to describe the pathologies, assess the resulting incapacity rates according to the fund's scale, evaluate the personal prejudices suffered by the deceased, determine the cause of death, and assess the percentage of imputation resulting from the asbestos-related disease, ordering a stay of judgment pending the expert's report, with the fund responsible for the costs.

Mots-clés

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exposition à l'amiante rapport d'expertise médicale décision de renvoi allocation de décès héritier de cujus

Dispositions légales citées

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article 450 du code de procédure civile

Prononcé publiquement par mise à disposition au greffe de la Cour, les parties en ayant été préalablement avisées dans les conditions prévues au deuxième alinéa de l'article 450 du code de procédure civile.

article L 452-2 du code de la sécurité sociale

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article 700 du code de procédure civile

The court's order regarding costs related to Article 700 was reserved, meaning the decision on this claim is deferred, but the claim itself was part of the proceedings leading to the final disposition.

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Questions juridiques clés extraites par Legislator

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article 700 du code de procédure civile

The court's order regarding costs related to Article 700 was reserved, meaning the decision on this claim is deferred, but the claim itself was part of the proceedings leading to the final disposition.

articles 232 à 248 et 263 à 284 du nouveau code de procédure civile

These articles were cited to specify the procedural rules the expert must follow when executing the mandate.

Texte complet

Ch. civile A

ARRET No

du 10 OCTOBRE 2012

R. G : 12/ 00168 R-JG

Décision déférée à la Cour :

Décision Au fond, origine Fonds d'indemnisation des victimes de l'amiante de, décision attaquée en date du 23 Décembre 2011, enregistrée sous le no

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FONDS D'INDEMNISATION DES VICTIMES DE L'AMIANTE

COUR D'APPEL DE BASTIA

CHAMBRE CIVILE

ARRET DU

DIX OCTOBRE DEUX MILLE DOUZE

AVANT DIRE DROIT

APPELANTS :

Madame Julie X... veuve Y...