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Its final annual report for 2008 warned that liability claims from angry clients could force it out of business.

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Attempts to contact representatives from Heritage were unsuccessful. The company does not appear to still exist, with its trading symbol showing a canada goose uk black friday year high of 0.049 cents in July.

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In the SEC filings, Heritage disclosed that it canada goose store was sued in both Nottingham and London in 2006 by plaintiffs alleging that the envelope surrounding their implants were resistant enough and could cause buy canada goose jacket cheap pain and inflammation when they leak.

Those courts later ordered PIP to pay $2.3 million in damages, a sum it said it could not afford.

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One complaint filed canada goose clearance in federal court in Houston includes a warning letter to PIP from the Food and Drug Administration, listing pages of violations discovered during an inspection of a facility in La Seyne, Sur Mer, in France.

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Despite its legal problems, Heritage description of its products and business plan appeared rosy. Heritage said PIP produced many varieties of implants meet customers preferences and needs and it cited its quality control standards and certifications. It cited plans for subsidiaries in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium to market directly to surgeons.

Heritage uk canada goose final quarterly report filed in February 2009 showed a net loss of $1.25 million for the six months ending December 31, buy canada goose jacket 2008. The full year loss was $5.1 million.

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