British women to sue over French breast implants

A lawyer has said that more than 250 British women will begin legal action over breast implants made by a French company after French recipients of the implants were advised to have them removed due to risks of rupture and possible links to cancer.

By News Wires (text)

AFP - More than 250 British women will start court proceedings next year after more than half of them experienced problems with breast implants made by French company PIP, a lawyer said Wednesday.

"Over half of these women have suffered ruptured implants and we are also representing other women who are worried by the reports of problems and worried that their implants could rupture eventually," lawyer Esyllt Hughes told AFP.

"We have issued some court proceedings and we expect them to begin in Cardiff next year."

French health officials have said the government plans to recommend to 30,000 French women with PIP implants that they have them removed, after eight cases of cancer, mainly breast cancer, were reported.

PIP, which exported the majority of its implants, went bankrupt last year.

The British lawyer, from a firm of solicitors based in the Welsh capital Cardiff, said the women intended to make claims against the clinics which carried out the operations to insert the implants.

"Our preferred route would have been to pursue PIP directly but they have gone into receivership and our information is that they were not adequately insured," Hughes said.

"Therefore we are pursuing claims against the implanting clinics themselves.

"We have been inundated with new enquiries today and we would expect the interest to increase."

Up to 50,000 British women have had implants maunfactured by PIP.

British health authorities sought Wednesday to reassure the women, saying there was no evidence of a link between the products and cancer.

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Date created : 21/12/2011

Comments (4)

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by Anonyme (not verified) - 10/01/2012 - 22:48

and i suppose morgan and anonyme are perfect hey ! give over . suppose they dont wear makeup either then,,,,just how god intended hahahaha

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by RitaSiminu (not verified) - 26/12/2011 - 01:42

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by morgan (not verified) - 24/12/2011 - 00:31

Whilst I can be sympathetic towards women who sought medical care for whatever reason, that required medical invasive surgery, that then required a some reconstruction of their breasts, I find it impossible to have the same degree of sympathy towards those who, for cosmetic enhancement purposes, had their mammary glands stuffed with plastic bags full of whatever.

Many had nothing wrong with their breasts, other than they wanted to feel more attractive to the opposite sex, it gave them a good chance in the porn industry, or because they allowed their male partners to pressure them to go for enhancement, which in effect boosted the ego of the males.
Especially when he was able to make sure all his mates got as good eyeful of what she now had under her blouse.

If these women that are seeking to get some sort of compensation fall under the first category, then maybe the manufacturers can actually afford to take care of the British women, as well as the French. But as for the rest, I think any judge will simply tell them to behave themselves.
It was their own decision to add to what nature gave them, so let them pay for their folly.

This matter may well give others pause for thought before they get sliced open in order to stuff their chests full of plastic.