Written by The kernel | El meollo13/09/201705/12/2017

The tail of two scandals: Common causes, different aftermaths

COMMENT – The UK’s handling of the case involving ‘rogue surgeon’ Dr Ian Paterson is in stark contrast with the response to the PIP breast implants scandal. Yet both feature the common denominators of a growing catalogue of public harm situations involving basic procedural and/or regulatory shortcomings.

Written by The kernel | El meollo12/05/201705/12/2017

PIP implants fraud: TÜV loses €60m liability appeal

NEWS – The overturning of an appeal by German product certification giant TÜV against a €60m PIP implants fraud liability judgment marks a significant milestone for the many thousands of women in several countries — from the UK to Colombia — who continue to suffer from the largely unresolved healthcare scandal.

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The tail of two scandals: Common causes, different aftermaths

PIP implants fraud: TÜV loses €60m liability appeal