Jean Claude Mas and four others are on trial in France over controversial breast implants . The French government has said it will appeal the verdict to France's highest court. PIP implants were banned in 2010 , and the company went bankrupt later that year . Mas has consistently denied any wrongdoing and says his products were safe .
Jean Claude Mas and four others are on trial in France over controversial breast implants . Mas , who founded Poly Implant Prothese , or PIP , is accused of causing involuntary injury . PIP implants were banned in 2010 , and the company went bankrupt later that year . Mas has consistently denied any wrongdoing and says his products were safe .