IN RE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANTS PROD. L. LIT.

No. 926.

793 F.Supp. 1098 (1992)

In re SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANTS PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION.

Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.

June 25, 1992.


OPINION AND ORDER

The record before us suggests that more than a million women have received silicone gel breast implants. Since the Food and Drug Administration held highly publicized hearings a few months ago about the safety of this product, a rush to the courthouse has ensued, although some litigation concerning the product has periodically been filed in the federal courts in the last several years.

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