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.
New data links breast implant-associated cancer to more than 1,300 cases worldwide.
The FDA warns that medical literature has linked breast implant squamous cell carcinoma cases with patient deaths.
Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries failed to convince a federal judge to have the Mentor MemoryShape lawsuit dismissed.
The FDA has issued a new warning indicating breast implants may be linked to an increased risk of skin cancer and lymphomas.
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.
The FDA has announced new safety requirements for breast implants, including a patient checklist, a black box warning, and screening requirements for silicone gel ruptures.
A breast implant lawsuit claims Mentor MemoryShape Siltext textured implants caused a woman to develop breast implant lymphoma.
Allergan faces an increasing number of breast implant lawsuits over the link between its Biocell textured breast implants and a rare form of lymphoma.
A federal judge has rejected efforts by Allergan to have Biocell BIA-ALCL lawsuits dismissed, clearing them to proceed.
