CLAIMANTS’ ADVISORY COMMITTEE E-NEWSLETTER

Dow Corning Bankruptcy Settlement

 

Volume 11, No. 13, December 16, 2014

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 118th e-newsletter (Vol. 11, No. 13) 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.  To contact the CAC, use the email address: info@tortcomm.org or dpend440@aol.com. You can also contact the CAC directly at 419-394-0717.

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We wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and blessings for a Happy New Year.

 

STATUS OF PREMIUM PAYMENTS

The SF-DCT is on schedule to complete mailing partial Premium Payment checks by the end of January 2015. 

•   Last month, they issued approximately 6,000 partial Premium Payment checks totaling $12.5 million. 

•   To date, the SF-DCT has paid out partial Premium Payments of $ 73,180,796.50 for approximately 18,046 Rupture claims and 16,261 Disease claims. 

•  The SF-DCT will continue to issue partial Premium Payment checks to claimants as their Disease claims are reviewed and approved.

•  If you are represented by an attorney, your check will be sent to your attorney. 

 

PLEASE KEEP YOUR ADDRESS AND CONTACT INFORMATION CURRENT WITH THE SF-DCT.

Please remember to keep your contact information current with the SF-DCT, including any information about probate, attorney representation, and address / phone number / email address.  Numerous claimants have an approved claim payment and/or partial Premium Payment that they could receive, but the SF-DCT cannot locate them.  To date, over 1,000 award letters for partial Premium Payments have been returned to the SFDCT because the claimant is no longer at the address she provided during the Address Verification process.

There are many other claimants who have an approved claim for payment, but the SF-DCT cannot locate them.  If you move, make sure you notify the SF-DCT.  Their contact information is:

                        SF-DCT                                               or by email:  info@sfdct.com

P.O. Box 52429 or by phone: 1-866-874-6099

                        Houston, TX  77052-2429

 

STATUS OF CLAIMS PROCESSING AND PAYMENTS

CLASS 5, 6.1 AND 6.2

(DOW CORNING BREAST IMPLANT CLAIMS)

 

Through November 2014, the SF-DCT has received 81,928 Proof of Manufacturer claim forms in Classes 5, 6.1 and 6.2 (Dow Corning Breast Implant Claims).  Of this number, 67,086 or 82% have acceptable proof of at least one Dow Corning breast implant.  Of the 66,817 Dow Corning breast implant claimants with acceptable proof of manufacturer, almost 33% (one-third) or 21,973 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 NOV 30, 2014

PERCENTAGE OF CLAIMS APPROVED      CLASS 5  | CLASS 6

TOTAL $$ PAID IN CATEGORY THROUGH NOV 30, 2014

RUPTURE

21,973

71% | 40%

$     422,778,523.94

EXPLANT

30,063

99% | 90%

 $    145,539,786.91

EXPLANT ASSISTANCE

    819

97% | 91%

 $       4,048,641.10

INCREASED EXPLANT (6.2 ONLY)

   314

N/A | 76%

 $          942,000.00

EXPEDITED RELEASE

           25,110

92% | 88%

 $     46,146,925.39

DISEASE OPTION 1

           28,959

83% | 72%

 $   424,566,323.21

DISEASE OPTION 2

 1,480  

31% | 23%

 $   189,737,998.75

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

108,718

N/A

 $   1,233,760,199.30

 

11/30/2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

$426,848,547.19

$146,163,634.71

N/A

$4,196,841.10

$42,305,541.54

$602,535,753.48

N/A

N/A

$1,222,050,318.02

CLASS 6.1

$14,049,750.51

$4,551,969.90

N/A

$12,000.00

$3,138,243.85

$8,583,218.48

N/A

N/A

$30,335,182.74

CLASS 6.2

$3,661,000.00

$249,750.00

$1,278,000.00

$15,000.00

$161,000.00

$3,185,350.00

N/A

N/A

$8,550,100.00

CLASS 6.2 2

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$119,800.00

N/A

N/A

N/A

$119,800.00

CLASS 6.2 3

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$516,600.00

N/A

N/A

N/A

$516,600.00

CLASS 7

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$22,890,566.79

$0.00

N/A

N/A

$22,890,566.79

CLASS 9

$130,000.00

N/A

N/A

N/A

$1,762,145.10

N/A

$2,866,500.00

$14,215,000.00

$18,973,645.10

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

$444,695,297.70

$150,965,354.61

$1,278,000.00

$4,223,841.10

$71,049,747.28

$614,304,321.96

$3,086,125.00

$15,265,875.00

$1,304,868,562.65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RUPTURE

EXPLANT

INCREASED EXPLANT

EXPLANT ASSISTANCE (EAP)

EXPEDITED

DISEASE

MEDICAL CONDITIONS (IFBR, TMJ, IMPLANT FAILURE)

TOTAL

CLASS 5

21,487

29,537

N/A

846

21,373

28,826

N/A

N/A

102,069

CLASS 6.1

1,174

1,535

N/A

4

2,625

808

N/A

N/A

6,146

CLASS 6.2

523

137

426

5

230

805

N/A

N/A

2,126

CLASS 6.2 2

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

101

N/A

N/A

N/A

101

CLASS 6.2 3

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

861

N/A

N/A

N/A

861

CLASS 7

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

13,914

0

N/A

N/A

13,914

CLASS 9

26

N/A

N/A

N/A

1,763

N/A

476

498

2,763

CLASS 10.2 / 10.2

2

N/A

N/A

N/A

261

N/A

64

64

391

TOTAL

23,212

31,209

426

855

41,128

30,439

540

562

128,371

 

DEADLINE REMINDERS

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.

Deadline Date

Type of Deadline

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)

 

If you would like to read prior CAC e-newsletters, they are available on the CAC website by clicking on “Electronic Newsletter.” We urge you to visit the CAC website (www.tortcomm.org) on a regular basis to download or view relevant documents and read updates and new information. To contact the CAC, send an email to: info@tortcomm.org or send a letter to the Post Office Box address for the CAC at:

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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