Lévothyrox : The strategy of defence of the victims

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Published the 08.12.2017 at 17h07

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Why doctor : The National Security Agency of the Drug (MSNA) ensures that no link is established between the 14 deaths and the Lévothyrox. Is this a concern for you ?

Me Christophe Lèguevaques : I believe that it is necessary to be cautious in both directions. The only certain fact is the following : 14 the people taking the Lévothyrox died. Before declaring that this medicine is not there for nothing, or that it is the origin of death, I believe that it is necessary to wait for the results of a forensic study independent and thorough. The MAN we have become so accustomed to approximations and lies that his credit tends to zero. Any early conclusion is suspect.

Several strategies appear according to the lawyers : some attack for deception, others for lack of information. How will you act ?

There are three main areas emerge. First, it is possible to attack the criminal : it is simple to implement and there is a good echo in the media. But in the end, the patients lose control of the procedure for the benefit of an investigating judge. These steps can also be taken in a civil action. It is more complex for the lawyer because he must present a demonstration justified in fact and in law. In this setting, patients remain masters of the procedure and the civil justice system is theoretically faster. We opted for this option because the default information is recognized.

The third possibility is that of administrative courts, and the dimension is no longer the same. We did attack more in the Merck, but to the MAN and to the State for incompetence or complicity. It is another track.

How to cope with a laboratory as powerful as Merck ? What are the texts of rights will you support ?

To confront a laboratory as potent as the Merck – with international law firms, charging 500 € per hour – would be to form a group of lawyers motivated, imaginative, and workers. With collective action, we get to raise sufficient funds to do so to compete. While the law will be mobilized : the civil law, liability law, competition law, administrative law and criminal law. We prepare a cocktail of shares for the triumph of truth and get the necessary repair.

Among your fighting, the creation of a national commission of compensation for victims. You think she will be able to see the light of day soon ?

I proposed its creation on September 25, 2017. Since then, neither the health minister nor Merck have not deigned to reply. It is a pity, because in Israel, in a case concerning a change of excipient of the Lévothyrox, they come to conclude an amicable agreement, after a judicial phase. Everything is still possible, it is for this reason that I call for widespread mobilisation of the patients : the more they are, the more difficult it will be to avoid to answer them.