Law and compensation aspects about hepatitis C

Every one is liable for all injuries caused to a human being. As the penal responsibility has never been involved until now in cases of HVC contaminat ion, claims for compensation are very frequent in return. Before recalling those who could be sue for damages - accident's perpetrators, blood or care institutions - the authors relate 3 principles for the expert appraisal: p roove the reality of the infection, the veracity of the blood transfusions, establish a link of causality between transfusions and HCV contamination. Finally, the different compensations are cited in the perspective of compen sating the medical accidents in the future. (C) 1999 Elsevier; Paris.