US EditionFrance ordered to compensate family of jogger killed by toxic algae
- On Tuesday, a French court determined that the government is 60% responsible for the fatal poisoning of Jean-Rene Auffray in 2016, which occurred after he inhaled toxic gases from decomposing green algae in Brittany.
- This decision overturned a 2022 ruling that rejected the family's claim due to insufficient evidence linking the algae to Auffray's death.
- The court found that the state neglected to enforce European and national regulations meant to prevent algae blooms caused by agricultural pollution.
- Francois Lafforgue, the family's lawyer, stated that this marks the first occasion on which a French tribunal has acknowledged the connection between an individual's death and the government's failure to act responsibly.
- The state must pay Auffray's widow 277,343 euros, each child 15,000 euros, and his brother 9,000 euros, marking a precedent in toxic algae liability.
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The most important judgment was handed down today by the Nantes Administrative Court. The State was ordered to compensate the family of a jogger who died in 2016 near a beach invaded by green algae. This is the first time that a link is thus established by the justice. These algae, by decomposing themselves, produce a potentially deadly gas. Their proliferation and danger are known since the 1970s. The lawyer of the family of the deceased jogger…
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France ordered to compensate family of jogger killed by toxic algae
A French court on Tuesday ordered the state to compensate the family of a 50-year-old man who died in 2016 during a run after inhaling poisonous gas emitted by rotting green algae piled along the country's western coast.
France Ordered To Compensate Family Of Jogger Killed By Toxic Algae
A French court on Tuesday ordered the state to compensate the family of a 50-year-old man who died in 2016 during a run after inhaling poisonous gas emitted by rotting green algae piled along the country's western coast.
Justice has recognized the responsible state in the death of Jean-René Auffray, who died in September 2016 in a mudflat in Hillion. And establishes a link between death and green algae. Rosy Auffray, his widow and Yann, his son, react to this decision.
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