A megatrial costing over €800000 in MARSEILLE France is commencing from 16/04/13 until 17/05/13.
Hundreds of lawyers representing 5,000 women have registered as plaintiffs in the case aganst 73-year-old PIP, founder Jean-Claude and five managers from the said company for selling faulty breast implants. The Defendants are looking at a 5 year imprisonment.
Hundreds of lawyers representing 5,000 women have registered as plaintiffs in the case aganst 73-year-old PIP, founder Jean-Claude and five managers from the said company for selling faulty breast implants. The Defendants are looking at a 5 year imprisonment.
Charges incluse aggravated fraud sub standard grade silicone in breast implants.
Over 300,000 women in 65 countries are effected.
The inferior said product would more.likely rupture compared with other such implants according to a 10 year case study. Over 4,000 women have experienced such ruptures and 15, 000 have had replacements. The evidence of trauma suffered having the implant after a mastectomy would be centre focus of the trial and sentencing.
