On Thursday 15 September, the advocate general Eleanor Sharpston argued that victims of the breast implants, which were manufactured by the French company PIP (Poly Implant Prothèse) and contained adulterated gel, should be allowed to take legal action against the bodies responsible for certifying and monitoring the quality of medical devices in the EU.
In April 2015, the European Court of Justice was requested by the German Federal Court of Justice(see EUROPE 11292) to rule on the...