C-621/15N. W and Others v Sanofi Pasteur MSD SNC and Others

The court's own keywords

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 85/374/EEC — Liability for defective products — Article 4 — Pharmaceutical laboratories — Vaccination against hepatitis B — Multiple sclerosis — Proof of defect of vaccine and of causal link between the defect and the damage suffered — Burden of proof — Methods of proof — Lack of scientific consensus — Serious, specific and consistent evidence left to the discretion of the court ruling on the merits — Whether permissible — Conditions.

Interprets

• Product Liability Directive — Directive (EU) 2024/285332024L2853

Articles in the ruling

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• Article 4