Loving husband who claimed Parkinson's drug turned him into a 'gay sex addict' wins £160,000 compensation in a French court.
Didier Jambart, of Nantes, France, was an upstanding member of the community before he started taking Requip but it soon turned him into a gambler and sex addict who sold his children's toys for cash.
The ground-breaking ruling made by the appeal court, awarded the damages to Mr Jambart from GlaxoSmithKline, the British pharmaceuticals giant.
Mr Jambart, 52, broke down in tears as judges upheld his claim that his life had become 'hell' after he started taking Requip, a drug made by GSK.
Mr Jambart said: 'It's been a seven-year battle with our limited means for recognition of the fact that GSK lied to us and shattered our lives.'
The formerly well respected bank manager, local councillor and a father of two had tried to commit suicide eight times after he turned into a sex-crazed gambling addict.
He emptied his bank account, sold his children's toys and stole money from work colleagues, friends and neighbours.
He engaged in a 'frantic search for gay sex', exhibiting himself on internet websites and arranging encounters, one of which resulted in him being raped.
But his behaviour returned to normal when he stumbled upon a website that made the link between Requip and addictions in 2005, and stopped taking the drug.
Didier Jambart, of Nantes, France, was an upstanding member of the community before he started taking Requip but it soon turned him into a gambler and sex addict who sold his children's toys for cash.
The ground-breaking ruling made by the appeal court, awarded the damages to Mr Jambart from GlaxoSmithKline, the British pharmaceuticals giant.
Mr Jambart, 52, broke down in tears as judges upheld his claim that his life had become 'hell' after he started taking Requip, a drug made by GSK.
Mr Jambart said: 'It's been a seven-year battle with our limited means for recognition of the fact that GSK lied to us and shattered our lives.'
The formerly well respected bank manager, local councillor and a father of two had tried to commit suicide eight times after he turned into a sex-crazed gambling addict.
He emptied his bank account, sold his children's toys and stole money from work colleagues, friends and neighbours.
He engaged in a 'frantic search for gay sex', exhibiting himself on internet websites and arranging encounters, one of which resulted in him being raped.
But his behaviour returned to normal when he stumbled upon a website that made the link between Requip and addictions in 2005, and stopped taking the drug.
