BREAST IMPLANTS LAW CHRONOLOGY.(LIFE)

From: The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC) | Date: November 23, 1999 | Copyright information

Here are the key events in Dow Corning Corp.'s legal battle over silicone gel breast implants:

- November 1984: Maria Stern of San Francisco becomes the first plaintiff to win a jury verdict against Dow Corning Corp. after claiming that silicone-breast implants caused her to suffer autoimmune diseases. Stern wins $211,000 in compensatory damages and $1.5 million in punitive damages. The case receives little publicity.

- December 1991: A California jury awards ...

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