Canadian court approves multi-firm breast implant class action settlement

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Canadian court approves multi-firm breast implant

class action settlement

Wed Oct 5,10:51 AM ET

VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) - The British Columbia Supreme

Court approved the settlement of a class action

lawsuit for Canadian women who had faulty silicone gel

breast implants, lawyers announced.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Baxter Healthcare and 3M

agreed to pay Canadian women who received implants,

except those who reside in Ontario and Quebec

provinces, up to 4.3 million dollars (3.6 million US

dollars) plus legal costs.

The defendants were not required to admit liability.

The deadline for opting in or out of the settlement is

December 2.

[Guest guest]

Lea,

Were you part of this suit? Will this help you?

Kenda

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> icehealth_051005145136

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> Canadian court approves multi-firm breast implant

> class action settlement

>

> Wed Oct 5,10:51 AM ET

>

> VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) - The British Columbia Supreme

> Court approved the settlement of a class action

> lawsuit for Canadian women who had faulty silicone gel

> breast implants, lawyers announced.

>

> Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Baxter Healthcare and 3M

> agreed to pay Canadian women who received implants,

> except those who reside in Ontario and Quebec

> provinces, up to 4.3 million dollars (3.6 million US

> dollars) plus legal costs.

>

> The defendants were not required to admit liability.

>

> The deadline for opting in or out of the settlement is

> December 2.

>

>

>

>

> Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by licensed

> health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed health care

> professional before commencing any medical treatment.

>

> " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you.

> Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live a

> happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus ing, two-time

> Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace)

>

>

[Guest guest]

I wonder if it could still help you since there will be a precedence. I

sure hope so!!

Kenda

> No, Honey, I would never go into a class action. I am litigating one on one

> and we will nail them one day. Class actions are no good for women like us,

> we never get proper representation. Some women will go into a class because

> they do not want anyone to know that they had breast implants.

>

> Thank you for all the wondeful support that you are giving...love you...Lea

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> Re: Canadian court approves multi-firm breast

> implant class action settlement

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>

>> Lea,

>>

>> Were you part of this suit? Will this help you?

>>

>> Kenda

>>

>>

>>> http://news./news?tmpl=story & u=/afp/20051005/wl_canada_afp/canadaju

>>> st

>>> icehealth_051005145136

>>>

>>> Canadian court approves multi-firm breast implant

>>> class action settlement

>>>

>>> Wed Oct 5,10:51 AM ET

>>>

>>> VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) - The British Columbia Supreme

>>> Court approved the settlement of a class action

>>> lawsuit for Canadian women who had faulty silicone gel

>>> breast implants, lawyers announced.

>>>

>>> Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Baxter Healthcare and 3M

>>> agreed to pay Canadian women who received implants,

>>> except those who reside in Ontario and Quebec

>>> provinces, up to 4.3 million dollars (3.6 million US

>>> dollars) plus legal costs.

>>>

>>> The defendants were not required to admit liability.

>>>

>>> The deadline for opting in or out of the settlement is

>>> December 2.

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by

>>> licensed

>>> health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed health care

>>> professional before commencing any medical treatment.

>>>

>>> " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead

>>> you.

>>> Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to

>>> live a

>>> happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus ing, two-time

>>> Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace)

>>>

>>>