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When several people are victims of the same harmful event — whether it be a mass accident, a health scandal, a defective product or fraudulent practice — it is possible to take collective action to assert one’s rights. This is the whole point of class actions in French law.
Le Tutour Avocats assists in structuring and defending class actions, alongside groups of victims who have suffered individual harm caused by a common event and a common perpetrator.
With its expertise in criminal law, civil liability and personal injury, the firm builds an effective, comprehensive strategy for its clients in order to assert the specific interests of each of its clients while drawing on the strength of the collective and the arguments common to all of them.
What is a collective action?
This is not necessarily a ‘group action’ in the strict sense (introduced in France in certain areas such as consumer affairs or health), but more broadly any procedure bringing together several victims of the same event:
- Collective accidents (transport, public events, collapse, fire);
- Large-scale medical errors or defective medical devices;
- Acts of terrorism, assaults or violence committed against several victims in the same context;
- Malpractice by companies or administrations affecting a specific group of people.
Each victim has a specific situation, but coordinating the actions of each client makes it possible to increase the impact of the proceedings on the defendants, pool the cost and organisation of expert reports, and ensure that individual situations are better taken into account within a collective.
Support tailored to each phase of the action
Le Tutour Avocats is involved from the very beginning:
- Analysis of the situation, feasibility of collective action, legal determination of the applicable liability regime
- Coordination of victims, compilation of individual files;
- Development of a common strategy before the criminal, civil or administrative courts;
- Organisation of expert assessments and/or individualised quantification of damages
- Global negotiation or obtaining court decisions allowing for individual compensation
Recognised expertise in several sensitive cases
Le Tutour Avocats has developed particular expertise in managing high-profile collective actions:
- Victims of collective accidents in France or abroad (air disasters, cable car accidents, public and private land transport accidents, etc.);
- Cases of involuntary manslaughter or serious injury involving several victims;
- Liability actions following serial damage caused by the fault of manufacturers of defective products or their certifiers
Each victim is treated individually, with rigorous monitoring of their case, while integrating the collective logic necessary for the overall recognition of the perpetrator’s liability for the individual damages.
Why use a solicitor experienced in class actions and mass accidents
Class actions require precise coordination, a certain amount of internal organisation, the ability to communicate with several parties (experts, courts, insurers, compensation funds), and a mastery of complex procedures.
Le Tutour Avocats guarantees you:
- A structured, rigorous and personalised defence;
- High-performance client document management technology
- Clear and transparent communication at every stage;
- A focus on efficiency, whether through amicable or judicial means.
Are you involved in a mass accident, mass litigation or an offence affecting several victims? Contact Le Tutour Avocats, a law firm with extensive experience in class actions in Paris, for serious and committed handling of your situation.
Our firm also acts in personal injury law for victims of accidents or those who have suffered damage as a result of serious misconduct..