The Plaintiffs brought a motion to amend their Statement of Claim and for partial certification of a proposed national class action concerning BIOCELL textured breast implants.
The amendments sought to add representative plaintiffs from parallel actions and reorganize the claim.
One defendant, Allergan Inc., consented to both the pleading amendments and the partial certification of a defined class and six common issues, including product defect, duty to warn, and consumer protection breaches.
The court granted the amendments and partial certification against Allergan Inc., finding that the proposed class and common issues met the criteria under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992.
The balance of the certification motion against the other defendants was adjourned.
