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• Allergan Biocell Textured Breast Implant Lawsuits To Be Selected For Bellwether Trial Discovery in August 2024

  June 14, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  With more than 1,200 Allergan breast implant lawsuits pending throughout the federal court system, each involving allegations that the textured Biocell design caused women to develop anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), the parties have been given until the end of August to select a group of cases for early bellwether trials.

• Breast Implant Squamous Cell Carcinoma Rate Appears to Be Very Low: Study

  April 26, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study raises questions about whether breast implants are associated with squamous cell carcinoma, saying there are too few cases to make a determination.

• Allergan Breast Implant Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over ALCL Risk in Netherlands

  April 11, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  An Allergan breast implant class action lawsuit has been filed by about 5,000 women in the Netherlands, who seek compensation for having the implants removed and replaced through reconstructive surgery.

• FDA Tracking Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cases Linked to Breast Implants On New Registry

  March 23, 2023

  Russell Maas

  The FDA has released updated data on cases of squamous cell carcinoma linked to breast implants, and has created a registry for healthcare professionals to report new cases of breast implant-related cases of cancer.

• More Than 1,300 Breast Implant ALCL Cases Diagnosed Worldwide, Including 35 Deaths: Report

  March 21, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  New data links breast implant-associated cancer to more than 1,300 cases worldwide.

• FDA Warns About Breast Implant Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Lymphoma Risks, Which May Result in Death

  March 9, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA warns that medical literature has linked breast implant squamous cell carcinoma cases with patient deaths.

• Mentor MemoryShape Lawsuit Over Breast Implant-Associated ALCL Risk Cleared To Move Forward

  January 23, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries failed to convince a federal judge to have the Mentor MemoryShape lawsuit dismissed.

• Breast Implant ALCL Risk Evaluated in New Study

  January 3, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds women with breast implants are 40 times more likely to develop a rare form of cancer.

• Breast Implants Linked to Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Lymphoma in the Capsule, FDA Warns

  September 9, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has issued a new warning indicating breast implants may be linked to an increased risk of skin cancer and lymphomas.

• Breast Implant ALCL Lawsuits Continue To Mount As New Cases of Cancer Diagnosed

  January 26, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Women continue to file breast implant ALCL lawsuits two years after Allergan's Biocell implants were recalled due to the appearance of newly-diagnosed cases.