Johnson & Johnson unit sued over leaking breast implants

Bloomington, Delaware

A JOHNSON & Johnson unit is allegedly selling defective breast implants that are causing health problems for some women, including muscle pain and nausea, according to the first state court lawsuit in California over the devices.

J&J's Mentor Worldwide unit failed to conduct proper studies of its silicone-based implants' health risks that were mandated by government regulators, lawyers for Rexine Mize said in the suit filed on Thursday in Los Angeles. Leaks from the devices are causing a variety of ailments for Ms Mize and other women, she says in the complaint.