Mealey's (August 11, 2019, 11:48 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in California on Aug. 1 dismissed with prejudice claims brought by five women who allegedly sustained injuries when MemoryGel breast implants made by Mentor Worldwide LLC leaked gel, ruling that their allegations were preempted by the Medical Device Amendments (MDA) to the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) (Tammi Jacob, et al. v. Mentor Worldwide LLC, et al., No. 19-cv-01484-AB, C.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 128989)....