Update from Dow Tort Claimant Committee

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Sybil Niden Goldrich Ernest Hornsby, Esq. Dianna Pendleton-Dominguez, Esq. CLAIMANTS' ADVISORY COMMITTEE E-NEWSLETTER Volume 3, No. 9, October 26, 2006

This is the 29th e-newsletter (Vol. 3, No. 9) 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 or to reply to this newsletter, send an email to: info@.... Please do not hit "Reply" to this email address. Please use the email address: info@....

Requests for copies of claim forms or inquiries about the status of a claim should be directed to the Settlement Facility at

info@... 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 CLAIMS PROCESSING AND PAYMENT

The Settlement Facility has released information about the status of claims processing and payment through September 30, 2006. The information is summarized below.

Through September 30, 2006, the Settlement Facility received 70,217 Proof of Manufacturer claim forms in Classes 5, 6.1 and 6.2 (these are the classes for Dow Corning breast implant claimants in the U.S. (Class 5) and in other countries (Classes 6.1 and 6.2)). Approximately 62,243 of these are for U.S. claimants. The Settlement Facility has completed reviews on 91% of these claims. Of the 70,217 claims, 54,577 or 85% have acceptable proof of a Dow Corning breast implant.

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@... or send a letter to the Post Office Box address for the CAC at:

Claimants' Advisory Committee P.O. Box 665 St. s, Ohio 45885