Lawyers say French courts likely to make awards of €15,000 in PIP scandalThousands of Irish women who were fitted with faulty PIP breast implants could be in line for a €150 million compensation payout from the French courts.
Up to 10,000 Irish women could receive €10-15,000 in compensation arising from physical and psychological damage and expenses after their silicone gel implants were discovered to be unsafe, a group of lawyers has claimed.
Up to now, women seeking redress over the PIP (Poly Implant Prothèse) scandal have reached an impasse in the Irish legal system, because many of the clinics which fitted their devices have gone out of business. Read more
