US government wants companies to pay back health costs of breast implant injuries
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) last week issued legal proceedings against six companies involved in the manufacture of silicone breast implants in an attempt to recover government expenditures in treating injuries incurred by silicone breast implants. The six named companies are Baxter International, Baxter Healthcare, Bristol-Myers Squibb, 3M, Union Carbide Chemical and Plastics, and Union Carbide.