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Welcome to the new Claimants' Advisory Committee (CAC) website! We have redesigned the former Tort Claimants' Committee website to provide you with current information concerning the settlement and litigation options in the Settlement Facility-Dow Corning Trust (SF-DCT). We welcome all comments and questions so that we can make this website informative and useful as the Settlement Facility begins the process of issuing award letters and payments.

JANUARY 16, 2007

Today, the Court entered the "Agreed Order Resetting Cure Deadlines." To download a copy of the Order, click HERE.

For most groups of claimants, this is the FINAL extension for curing deficiencies in EXPLANT, RUPTURE, and CLASS 9/10 claims (Class 9/10 is for COVERED OTHER PRODUCT CLAIMS such as hip, knee, etc.).

EXPLANT The proposed deadline to cure deficiencies in EXPLANT claims where the cure deadline either has already run or will run on or before March 18 is March 19, 2007. Claimants affected by the Agreed Order who do not cure their Explant deficiency on or by March 19, 2007 will have their Explant claim permanently denied.

RUPTURE The proposed cure deadline to cure deficiencies in RUPTURE claims is staggered based on the type of deficiency a claimant received. Please read this carefully:

Category A - claimants who received a Notification of Status letter from the SF-DCT stating their either (1) their Rupture claim was deficient because they did not submit the operative or pathology report required by the Plan, or (2) did not have their Dow Corning implant removed, AND whose cure deadline has or will run on or by March 18, 2007 will have a new and final cure deadline of March 19, 2007.

Category B - claimants who are not in Category A and who have a cure deadline that has already run or will run on or before May 6, 2007 will be in Category B. Beginning on February 1, 2007, the Claims Administrator will identify groups of claimants in Category B and provide them with at least 90 days notice of a new cure deadline. Thereafter, on a monthly basis, the Claims Administrator will send notices to the next group of claimants in Category B and identify a final cure deadline that is at least 90 days from the date of notice.

Claimants who do not cure their Rupture deficiency on or before the deadline in their new Notification letter will have their Rupture claim permanently denied.

DISEASE Claimants with a disease claim whose cure deadline has or will run on or before June 17, 2007 will have a new cure deadline of JUNE 18, 2007. The Claims Administrator and parties are working to finalize a document suitable for distribution to claimants concerning disease and disability criteria. After distribution of this document, the Claims Administrator and parties will establish a schedule for final cure deadlines for all disease claims in Classes 5, 6.1 and 6.2.

CLAIMANTS IN CLASSES 9 AND 10 (COVERED OTHER PRODUCTS) Claimants in Classes 9, 10.1 and 10.2 whose cure deadline has or will run on or prior to February 19, 2007 will have their cure deadline re-set to February 20, 2007. This is a final extension of cure deadlines for claimants in Classes 9, 10.1 and 10.2. Claimants in this group who do not submit the required documentation on or by February 20, 2007 will have their claim permanently denied.