Dianne Willmore, who passed from mesothelioma in 2009, won a landmark £240,000 case, holding Knowsley Borough Council liable for her asbestos exposure during school. Her case prompted legal and financial ramifications for local authorities nationwide, leading to increased awareness and changes in asbestos-related negligence proceedings.
Shane Flynn, 35, owner of a Mullingar clinic, was convicted of sexual assault after inappropriately touching a client seeking back pain relief. The investigation also revealed 18 hours of footage showing Flynn secretly filming 35 women during massages, raising further concerns about his conduct and abuse of trust within his practice.
Naveed Rana, a Dublin taxi driver, was sentenced to five and a half years for the assault of an 18-year-old woman after a night out. The court heard how Rana took advantage of the victim’s trust, driving erratically and assaulting her before being apprehended due to her quick actions in reporting the incident to Gardaí.
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Coleman Legal, in conjunction with Aumaitre Law in France, has been representing over 11,000 women in relation to the PIP breast implants scandal.
Following a serious Court hearing in Toulon, France against TÜV Rheinland (the Regulators of the faulty breast implants), this morning the Court of Appeal in Aix-en-Provence upheld the Commercial Court of Toulon’s decision of 20th January 2017 to make an award to each affected client.
The French Courts then ordered TÜV Rheinland to lodge funds into a CARPA/escrow account in Paris for payment to the affected women.
In a comment this morning, Dave Coleman of Coleman Legal welcomed the decision of the Court of Appeal and stated that
“The case will continue to have further damages assessed on behalf of the clients, and full damages with be sought against TÜV Rheinland.”
The Court ordered TÜV Rheinland to make a provisional payment to each plaintiff for certifying that the implants made by the French firm Poly Implant Protese (PIP) met safety standards, where the implants were subsequently found to contain substandard industrial-grade silicone gel that was seven times cheaper than medical-grade silicone.
The case first made international headlines in 2011, after a pattern of abnormally high rupture rates appeared. Other cases still pending involve manslaughter charges over alleged deaths caused by the faulty implants.
The PIP implants came onto the market after being approved by TÜV Rheinland as Regulator. Having received a CE mark, it was then freely placed for use in the EU, including Ireland.
PIP’s founder, Jean-Claude Mas, was convicted of fraud and sentenced to four years in jail in 2013. An appeals court confirmed his conviction last year. Apart from Mas, four other former PIP executives were convicted and given lesser sentences. PIP’s director-general was sentenced to three years in prison, two of which were suspended. The company’s head of quality control received two years, one of them suspended, and the head of research and development was sentenced to 18 months, suspended.
There are hundreds of clients affected by the PIP breast implants throughout Ireland, and approximately 300,000 women in 65 countries, most in Latin America, are believed to have received the faulty implants.
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Shane Flynn, 35, owner of a Mullingar clinic, was convicted of sexual assault after inappropriately touching a client seeking back pain relief. The investigation also revealed 18 hours of footage showing Flynn secretly filming 35 women during massages, raising further concerns about his conduct and abuse of trust within his practice.
Naveed Rana, a Dublin taxi driver, was sentenced to five and a half years for the assault of an 18-year-old woman after a night out. The court heard how Rana took advantage of the victim’s trust, driving erratically and assaulting her before being apprehended due to her quick actions in reporting the incident to Gardaí.
Pat Murphy, a 34-year-old father, died after a ruptured artery went undiagnosed at Cork University Hospital. Despite suffering severe chest pains, he faced a nine-hour wait for a CT scan, delayed further by a malfunctioning machine. His family claims this delay contributed to his tragic death.
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