CLAIMANTS' ADVISORY COMMITTEE E-NEWSLETTER

Volume 9, No. 3, March 28, 2012

Contact the CAC at:  info@tortcomm.org or

phone: (419) 394-0717

fax:  (419) 394-1748

 

Sybil Niden Goldrich

Ernest Hornsby, Esq

Dianna Pendleton-Dominguez, Esq.

 

 

This is the 91st e-newsletter (Vol. 9, No. 3) from the Claimants' Advisory Committee (CAC) in the Dow Corning bankruptcy Settlement Plan.  You were sent a copy of the newsletter because our records show that you requested to be on the mailing list.  If you wish to unsubscribe, click here or to reply to this newsletter, send an email to: info@tortcomm.org.  Please do not hit "Reply" to this email address.  Please use the email address:  info@tortcomm.org.

 

Requests for copies of claim forms or inquiries about the status of a claim should be directed to the Settlement Facility at info@sfdct.com or 866-874-6099.  The Claimants' Advisory Committee does not have access to individual claimant files to answer these kinds of questions.

 

 

1.  UPDATE ON PREMIUM PAYMENT MOTION

 

The court has not ruled on the request to make Premium Payments.  We do not know when the court will rule.  When we receive a ruling, we will send an e-newsletter and update our website. 

 

2.  SETTLEMENT FACILITY OFFICES MOVE TO NEW LOCATION

 

The Settlement Facility offices will be moving to a new location in Houston, Texas on March 30th.  During the move, the phones, emails and access to the "MyClaim" feature on the SF-DCT website will be shut down from March 27th to April 2nd.  This means that representatives will not be able to answer any calls or emails during this time.  Please be patient during this transition.

 

The mailing address for claim forms will remain the same:  P.O. Box 52429, Houston, Texas  77052-2429.

 

To send documents to the Settlement Facility by overnight mail (Federal Express or a similar service), the new address effective April 3, 2012 is:

 

                                    SF-DCT

                                    3200 SW Freeway, Suite 1500

                                    Houston, TX  77046

 

The phone number for the Settlement Facility will remain the same:  866-874-6099.

 

 

3.  CLAIMS PAYMENT REPORT THROUGH FEBRUARY 2012

 

Through February 29, 2012, the SF-DCT has received 77,456 Proof of Manufacturer claim forms in Classes 5, 6.1 and 6.2 (Dow Corning Breast Implant Claims).  Of this number, 65,520 or 84.59% have acceptable proof of at least one Dow Corning breast implant.  Of the 65,520 Dow Corning breast implant claimants with acceptable proof of manufacturer, almost 34% (one-third) or 21,876 women have been approved for a Rupture claim for their Dow Corning silicone gel breast implant.

 

CLASS 5, 6.1 AND 6.2

(EXCLUSIVE OF NOI PAYMENTS)

 

 

(DOW CORNING BREAST IMPLANT CLAIMS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLAIM CATEGORY

NUMBER OF CLAIMS PAID THROUGH FEB 29, 2012

PERCENTAGE OF CLAIMS APPROVED      CLASS 5  | CLASS 6

TOTAL $$ PAID IN CATEGORY THROUGH FEB 29, 2012

RUPTURE

21,876

71% | 40%

$     421,203,139.69

EXPLANT

28,509

99% | 96%

 $    138,010,727.61

EXPLANT ASSISTANCE

    601

92% | 80%

 $       2,970,641.10

INCREASED EXPLANT (6.2 ONLY)

   279

N/A | 92%

 $          834,000.00

EXPEDITED RELEASE

           23,273

92% | 88%

 $     43,357,001.65

DISEASE OPTION 1

           27,844

83% | 69%

 $   410,884,102.42

DISEASE OPTION 2

 1,398  

29% | 15%

 $   179,611,553.54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

103,780

N/A

 $   1,196,871,166.01

 

TOTAL PAYMENTS AND CLAIMS APPROVED

 

2/29/2012

INCLUDES NOI PAYMENTS (DOES NOT INCLUDE STALE CHECKS)

 

RUPTURE

EXPLANT

INCREASED EXPLANT

EXPLANT ASSISTANCE (EAP)

EXPEDITED

DISEASE

MEDICAL CONDITIONS (IFBR, TMJ, IMPLANT FAILURE)

OTHER PRODUCTS PREMIUM PAYMENT

TOTAL

CLASS 5

$425,446,162.94

$138,870,432.87

N/A

$3,136,841.10

$40,004,367.80

$580,382,187.48

N/A

N/A

$1,187,839,992.19

CLASS 6.1

$13,929,750.51

$4,305,362.44

N/A

$9,000.00

$2,994,243.85

$7,767,418.48

N/A

N/A

$29,005,775.28

CLASS 6.2

$3,500,000.00

$230,500.00

$1,167,000.00

$0.00

$100,800.00

$2,346,050.00

N/A

N/A

$7,344,350.00

CLASS 6.2 2

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$103,700.00

N/A

N/A

N/A

$103,700.00

CLASS 6.2 3

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$242,400.00

N/A

N/A

N/A

$242,400.00

CLASS 7

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$21,412,117.39

$0.00

N/A

N/A

$21,412,117.39

CLASS 9

$130,000.00

N/A

N/A

N/A

$1,757,145.10

N/A

$2,856,500.00

$14,175,000.00

$18,918,645.10

CLASS 10.2 / 10.2

$6,000.00

N/A

N/A

N/A

$155,850.00

N/A

$219,625.00

$1,050,875.00

$1,432,350.00

TOTAL

$443,011,913.45

$143,406,295.31

$1,167,000.00

$3,145,841.10

$66,770,624.14

$590,495,655.96

$3,076,125.00

$15,225,875.00

$1,266,299,329.96

 

RUPTURE

EXPLANT

INCREASED EXPLANT

EXPLANT ASSISTANCE (EAP)

EXPEDITED

DISEASE

MEDICAL CONDITIONS (IFBR, TMJ, IMPLANT FAILURE)

 

TOTAL

CLASS 5

21,413

28,067

N/A

634

20,207

27,921

N/A

N/A

98,242

CLASS 6.1

1,164

1,452

N/A

3

2,505

737

N/A

N/A

5,861

CLASS 6.2

500

126

390

0

144

584

N/A

N/A

1,744

CLASS 6.2 2

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

87

N/A

N/A

N/A

87

CLASS 6.2 3

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

404

N/A

N/A

N/A

404

CLASS 7

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

12,979

0

N/A

N/A

12,979

CLASS 9

26

N/A

N/A

N/A

1,758

N/A

475

497

2,756

CLASS 10.2 / 10.2

2

N/A

N/A

N/A

261

N/A

64

64

391

TOTAL

23,105

29,645

390

637

38,345

29,242

539

561

122,464

 

 

 

4.  DEADLINE REMINDERS

 

REMINDER ABOUT UPCOMING EXPLANT DEADLINE -- JUNE 2, 2014

 

This is an URGENT REMINDER that the Settlement Facility will only pay for the removal of your Dow Corning breast implant through June 1, 2014.  This is just a little over two years from now.  We note that in the past, it can take claimants up to six months to have the surgery scheduled and get the necessary documents to support the Explant claim.  If you still have a Dow Corning breast implant and want to have it removed to receive the $5,000 Explant Payment (Class 5 amount), you may want to start this process now.

 

Please mark your calendar with the following claim submission deadlines.  Please note that these deadlines mean that your claim forms and materials must be received by the SF-DCT by the posted deadline.  Please mail all forms early enough so that they are received by the deadline listed below.  If your claim form is not received by the deadline listed below, you will not be permitted to file a claim later.  The filing deadlines are not the same as "cure deadlines." Cure deadlines are individual deadlines that are set out in Notification of Status letters following the SF-DCT's review of your claim.

 

 

Deadline Date

Type of Deadline

June 2, 2014

Explant Claims submission deadline for timely filed claimants in Classes 5, 6.1 and 6.2 (NOTE:  this deadline does NOT apply to NOI claimants or Late Claimants)

June 3, 2019

Disease or Expedited Release Claim submission deadline for all claims in Classes 5, 6.1 and 6.2 (this deadline does NOT apply to Late Claimants)

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Claimants' Advisory Committee

P.O. Box 665

St. Marys, Ohio  45885

Phone Number:  (419) 394-0717

Fax Number:  (419) 394-1748

Email:  info@tortcomm.org

 

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