Women can't sue Health Canada over leaky breast implants

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Women can’t sue Health Canada over leaky breast implants: court

Hamilton Spectator Tue, 30 Sep 2008 6:45 PM PDT

The Canadian Press TORONTO — Two women can’t sue Health Canada over silicone breast implants, Ontario’s highest court ruled today. Joyce Attis and andra Tesluk were implanted with silicone gel Dow Corning breast implants.

Women can't sue Health Canada over leaky breast implants: court

C-Health Tue, 30 Sep 2008 4:39 PM PDT

TORONTO - Two women can't sue Health Canada over silicone breast implants, Ontario's highest court ruled Tuesday.

Judge rules against lawsuit over breast implants

CTV.ca Tue, 30 Sep 2008 3:43 PM PDT

Two women can't sue Health Canada over silicone breast implants, Ontario's highest court ruled Tuesday. The women allege that their implants leaked or ruptured, causing them permanent disabilities.

Court rejects breast-implant class action

UPI Tue, 30 Sep 2008 6:59 PM PDT

TORONTO, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- An Ontario appeals court Tuesday rejected a class-action lawsuit against the Canadian government by thousands of women whose silicone breast implants ruptured.

Ont. court rejects breast-implant suit against Health Canada

CBC Ottawa Tue, 30 Sep 2008 8:22 PM PDT

Two women who say they were permanently disabled by leaky silicone breast implants cannot sue Health Canada for negligence, Ontario's highest court has ruled.

Court rejects breast-implant class action

Moldova.org Tue, 30 Sep 2008 7:09 PM PDT

An Ontario appeals court Tuesday rejected a class-action lawsuit against the Canadian government by thousands of women whose silicone breast implants ruptured.The Court of Appeal for Ontario also tossed out a separate class action by people whose jaw implants disintegrated.Manufacturers, not government officials, are responsible for product safety and reliability, the court said in both ...

Appeal court tosses class actions over jaw, breast implants

The Globe and Mail Tue, 30 Sep 2008 4:44 PM PDT

Shifting responsibility of safety to government would only serve to make future manufacturers show ‘decreased vigilance' about the safety of their products, ruling says

Boob job Web site boosts self-esteem and charity

Orion Wed, 01 Oct 2008 0:06 AM PDT

Charitable organizations such as American Red Cross and UNICEF may be making the world healthier, but the pioneering Web site myfreeimplants.com is making the world happier and boobier. It all started with a trip to Las Vegas. Three buddies decided to try to get their friend the breast implants she had always dreamed of, according to the site's press kit.

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