Preliminary information:
A reminder of several key points.
The legal procedures available at our firm (compensation claims (judicial and amicable), criminal proceedings, and anxiety-related matters) can be initiated concurrently and are independent of one another. The suitability of each procedure is assessed based on the specifics of your case, once it has been compiled and we have had the opportunity to discuss it with you.
The DANTE firm only offers individual procedures ; that is to say, these are not group actions in the legal sense of the term.
Criminal proceedings
A complaint against persons unknown, filed on behalf of the AMAVEA association, and individual complaints in several cases involving only Androcur use, have been launched concurrently. The criminal complaints filed today are limited to the use of pure Androcur, as we currently have more pharmacological data regarding this progestin.
The aim of this procedure is to initiate a judicial investigation, that is, to have an investigating judge appointed. These complaints are ongoing, and no new cases have been launched at this time, pending an initial ruling from the court.
Update on the periods of consumption of progestins Androcur, Lutéran, Lutényl and others
We are currently encountering difficulties related to periods of progestin use dating back to very early years. Indeed, the expert reports received do not allow us to establish liability and therefore potential payers for victims who may have used progestins before 2004 .
If your consumption is at least partly after 2004, the situation is not the same and it is possible to hold the laboratories liable.
| Meeting Agenda : Filing Compensation Claims with the Administrative Court and the Judicial Court in approximately twenty cases. The compensation procedures offered by our firm are of two types: judicial (summary proceedings) or amicable (through the Regional Conciliation and Compensation Commission). These procedures concern the progestins Androcur, Lutéran, and Lutényl . The other progestins covered by the new study published last year (desogestrel, promegestone, medrogestone) will be initiated as they become available. Once your file is complete and after review of your injuries and the progestins consumed, a procedure tailored to your case can be proposed, depending on the specific circumstances of each case. The common objective of these procedures is to obtain a medical assessment , a mandatory prerequisite to any claim for compensation. The assessment process will be explained to you, and we will prepare you and support you throughout: you are never alone in this process. The purpose of this expert assessment is: - To establish a causal link between the consumption of progestins and the development of meningioma(s); - To establish the attribution of past and present damages to the meningioma(s); - To identify those responsible. Following the completion of the expert assessment, an expert report is provided to us. It is based on the conclusions of this report that we will be able to bring the matter before the court responsible for compensation for these damages. The choice of court depends on the parties identified in the expert report: if it is the doctors or the laboratories, we will file a claim with the Judicial Court ; if it is the State, we will file a claim with the Administrative Court . If there are multiple parties responsible, these proceedings can also be initiated in parallel for the same case. This is the case for approximately twenty cases currently being filed with both the Administrative Court and the Judicial Court. We will keep you informed of their progress. Imminent Launch of the Procedure for Compensation for Anxiety-Related Harm Related to Androcur Use. The anxiety procedure aims to compensate for worry related to the use of a medication that causes harm, whether or not this harm has manifested in the victim. This procedure is initially being launched for cases involving the use of Androcur alone, in waves of several cases. We will gradually extend this procedure to cases involving multiple uses and to cases involving Lutéran and Lutényl. As with other compensation procedures, even if a group of cases is launched simultaneously, this procedure remains an individual process. We have received numerous forms demonstrating your interest in this procedure, and we thank you. We will contact you individually to confirm the possibility of initiating this procedure in your case, inform you of its progress, and provide you with the fee agreements. Political Mobilization for the Creation of a Compensation Mechanism We thank you for sending the numerous letters to members of parliament and senators. This mobilization has succeeded in drawing the attention of parliamentarians to the situation of the victims. The parliamentarians have expressed their solidarity and their desire to see the creation of this compensation mechanism. Some of you have already received the amendment tabled by parliamentarians within the draft Social Security Financing Bill for 2026, which we invite you to read by clicking on the following link: https://www.senat.fr/amendements/2025-2026/122/Amdt_1494.html We are still awaiting the vote on this bill and this amendment, and will keep you informed of any developments. |
Attorneys Charles JOSEPH-OUDIN and Ophélie DILLIES
