Fw: from Ilena - Update from Settlement Facility - Dow Corning Trust

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From: " Kathi " <pureheart@...>

Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 10:34 AM

Subject: from Ilena - Update from Settlement Facility - Dow Corning Trust

> To my group ... the links for all the various webpages related to the

> legal proceedings are together at:

> http://www.humanticsfoundation.com/greatlinks.html

> Here is the latest I could find.

> Concurrently, the PR being put all over the Newsgroups by the Dow team

>

> is amazing ...

>

> Love, Ilena

>

> http://sfdct.com/home.cfm?agree=9

> Administrator's Corner

> Last Updated: 08/29/2002 @ 9:01 AM

> Dear Claimants & Counsel:

> Summer is drawing to a close and we continue to make ready for the

> mailing of claim forms. We have translated claim forms into several

> languages, we have developed a computer system to scan the information

> from claim forms quickly and efficiently, we have developed detailed

> letters to keep you informed about the status of your claim and we are

> continuing to wait to hear from the Court a date when we can mail

> claim forms.

> It is important to understand that even if we were authorized to mail

> claim forms, we cannot pay claims until after the effective date which

> will occur after all the appeals are over. (This is still an unknown

> date.)

> We hope that by mailing claim forms before the effective date, you can

> gather all the necessary documents and we can ensure you receive the

> correct forms. It will be important that you assist us in moving the

> process forward by preparing your packages in the way we ask-for

> instance, we will ask that you not use staples (so we can scan more

> quickly)-we will ask that you put your documents in a certain

> order (so we can scan more quickly)-we will ask that you use

> your pre-printed label AND the original claim forms (not a copy) so

> the scanning is more accurate!!

> The staff at the SF-DCT is working hard to make this process move

> forward once we are authorized to proceed. We do need your

> help-we will schedule information sessions by telephone and for

> those who are interested, in person. If you have specific questions,

> let Claims Assistance know so we can add these questions to the

> Newsletter which will be included in your claim form package. The

> Claim Form packages have LOTS of information and when you receive them

> you will have many of your questions answered. If there are questions

> we have not answered we will supplement the " Claimant

> Information Guide " to provide a complete and up-to-date set of

> questions and answers.

> Please remember, the SF-DCT is a neutral facility. Our job is to

> execute the agreed Plan fairly and efficiently. We report to the Court

> and have no affiliation with any of the parties in this case. Some of

> you have misunderstood our role-so we wanted to clarify-we

> are here to assist the claimants and their counsel in processing and

> paying claims that meet the established criteria. Hopefully my next

> note will include some guidance on a claim form mailing date-we

> are anxious, too.

> Sincerely yours,

> http://www.sfdct.com/news.cfm

> 07/22/2002 The scheduled hearing for July 18, 2002 before Judge

> Page Hood was cancelled

> The hearing scheduled for July 18, 2002 before Judge Page Hood

> on the proposed settlement with the U.S. Government was cancelled

> because there were no objections filed regarding the settlement.

> 06/18/2002 06/18/2001: Settlement with U.S. Government announced at

> the June 14th hearing

> During the June 14th hearing, the Tort Claimants Committee and Dow

> Corning announced that they had successfully negotiated a settlement

> with the United States Government.

> 06/18/2002 06/18/2002: Update on the hearing before United States

> District Judge Page Hood on Friday, June 14, 2002 in Detroit.

> The hearing concerned objections and appeals filed by certain Nevada

> and Australian claimants and several pro se claimants (claimants who

> are representing themselves without an attorney).

> 06/03/2002 06/03/2002: A hearing is scheduled for Friday, June 14,

> 2002 at 9:30 a.m. in Detroit, Michigan.

> The hearing is on the proposed supplemental facts submitted by the

> Tort Claimants Committee and Dow Corning in support of the Amended

> Joint Plan of Reorganization of Dow Corning.

> 05/21/2002 The Nevada objectors refiled a corrected petition

> (5/21/2002)

> The Nevada objectors filed a corrected petition for writ of certiorari

> (appeal) to the United States Supreme Court on May 17, 2002.

> 05/21/2002 The Nevada claimants filed a petition to the United States

> Supreme Court (5/21/2002)

> The Supreme Court returned the Nevada claimants' petition because it

> exceeded the page limit set by the court.

> 05/07/2002 Ruling on the motion by the U.S. Government to rehear the

> appeals

> The court denied the motion, sending the case back to the U.S.

> District Court.

> 02/12/2002 Update for Status Conference

> Judge Page Hood, the federal judge presiding over the Dow

> Corning bankruptcy case, held an informal status conference on Monday,

> February 11, 2001.

> 02/04/2002 Notice of Status Conference

> A Status Conference is held on Monday, February 11, 2002, 4:00 p.m.

> 01/30/2002 Opinion issued from United States Court of Appeals for the

> Sixth Circuit

> The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued the

> opinion on January 29, 2002 on the Dow Corning case.

>