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| Victims of rupture-prone fraudulent PIP breast implants deserve compensation, French court rules | Victims of rupture-prone fraudulent PIP breast implants deserve compensation, French court rules |
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| A German firm that certified substandard PIP breast implants must pay damages to victims of the fraud, a Paris court has ruled. Hundreds of thousands of women worldwide received the faulty implants in the 2000s. | A German firm that certified substandard PIP breast implants must pay damages to victims of the fraud, a Paris court has ruled. Hundreds of thousands of women worldwide received the faulty implants in the 2000s. |
| The ruling by the Paris Court of Appeal sets a significant step forward for victims of the now-defunct French firm Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), which made the implants. The particular case was brought up by 2,700 women, a small fraction of an estimated 400,000 recipients of the faulty implants, most of them in Latin America and Europe. | The ruling by the Paris Court of Appeal sets a significant step forward for victims of the now-defunct French firm Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), which made the implants. The particular case was brought up by 2,700 women, a small fraction of an estimated 400,000 recipients of the faulty implants, most of them in Latin America and Europe. |
| The prosthetics manufactured by PIP had used cheaper industrial-grade silicone gel instead of a medical-grade filler. While technically not toxic, the implants were two to six times more prone to rupture than their properly-made counterparts. | The prosthetics manufactured by PIP had used cheaper industrial-grade silicone gel instead of a medical-grade filler. While technically not toxic, the implants were two to six times more prone to rupture than their properly-made counterparts. |
| Gel leakage can result in many unpleasant symptoms like burning sensations and misshapen breasts. There is also a risk of serious mental strain for affected women, who may get anxious about having the implants in their bodies and who may not afford their replacement. | Gel leakage can result in many unpleasant symptoms like burning sensations and misshapen breasts. There is also a risk of serious mental strain for affected women, who may get anxious about having the implants in their bodies and who may not afford their replacement. |
| The case heard on Thursday in Paris was initiated in 2011 and targets TUV Rheinland, a subsidiary of a large German testing service network, over its role as certifier of the implants. The French appeals court confirmed the firm’s responsibility and said victims of the fraud deserved full compensation. A judgement on the amount in damages is expected in September, an advocacy group has said. | The case heard on Thursday in Paris was initiated in 2011 and targets TUV Rheinland, a subsidiary of a large German testing service network, over its role as certifier of the implants. The French appeals court confirmed the firm’s responsibility and said victims of the fraud deserved full compensation. A judgement on the amount in damages is expected in September, an advocacy group has said. |
| “After 10 years of waiting and fierce combat, the German certifier will have to fully compensate the victims,” lawyer Olivier Aumaitre of the PIP implant world victims association (PIPA) said. | “After 10 years of waiting and fierce combat, the German certifier will have to fully compensate the victims,” lawyer Olivier Aumaitre of the PIP implant world victims association (PIPA) said. |
| The French producer of PIP implants was shut down in 2010 after staying in business for almost a decade and liquidated. Its founder Jean-Claude Mas was later given a four-year prison sentence and a fine for aggravated fraud. | The French producer of PIP implants was shut down in 2010 after staying in business for almost a decade and liquidated. Its founder Jean-Claude Mas was later given a four-year prison sentence and a fine for aggravated fraud. |
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