European Court Weighs In On TÜV Rheinland PIP Case; Will It Vindicate The Notified Body?
Executive Summary
TÜV Rheinland has had a nightmare time in national courts on liability questions relating to its involvement with the notorious PIP breast implants. Will new European Court of Justice legal findings vindicate it sufficiently to persuade national courts? And what will this mean for notified bodies more generally?
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