[Faulty implants: the court of appeal has ruled surgeon's responsibility]

It is in this atmosphere fuelled by the recent scandal of the PIP implants that the final court of appeal has given a judgment on July 12, 2012 which reorients the debate. While patients seeked a shared responsibility between the provider of the implants and the surgeon, in this case of faulty testicular implants, the final court of appeal just ruled out the responsibility of the surgeon. But this jurisprudence can only be applied to private law, i.e. for private healthcare whereas lawsuits filed against public hospitals depend on a different legal liability system.