German firm fined ₹435 crore over defective breast implants
A French court on Friday ordered German safety body TUV to pay $64 million (over ₹435 crore) to compensate 20,000 women who received defective breast implants. TUV had certified France-based Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), which made implants using substandard industrial-grade silicone. PIP implants were found to have double the rupture rate of others, with an added risk of medical problems. 