French court orders damages for victims of PIP breast implant scandal

"After 10 years of waiting and fierce combat, the German certifier will have to fully compensate the victims."

Compensation has been ordered for thousands of victims of defective breast implants. 

Thousands of victims of defective breast implants manufactured in France should receive compensation, a Paris appeals court ruled on Thursday after deciding that German firm TUV Rheinland was negligent in awarding safety certificates.

The case was brought by 2,700 women who said they suffered long-term physical and mental health problems after receiving the implants filled with cheap, industrial-grade silicone not cleared for human use.