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Administrator's Corner Last Updated: 11/06/2002 @ 9:47 AM

Greetings Counsel & Claimants: We have had rain in Houston for weeks

so the sunny day today has cheered the staff here at SF-DCT. We have

been busy over the past few weeks. We have completed all Claim Form

translations and drafted a Newsletter to include in the Claim Form

package. We are poised to print and begin the process of inserting the

claim form packages in the pre-printed label packages. We are waiting

for Judge Hood to give permission to proceed. We continue to work on

our computer system and update your records. Remember it is your job

to keep us informed of any changes in address or attorney information.

Foreign Operations Update: I visited our Foreign Office in Amsterdam

and met with representative counsel, our Foreign Medical Director and

representatives from our Foreign Office. The purposes of the meetings

were to plan for claim form mailing date activities and ensure our

processes were in place to manage claims between the two offices. We

are planning to be available to support groups in Europe and

Scandinavia once a claim form mailing date has been set by Judge Hood.

We will give dates to you and if you want representatives of the

SF-DCT to visit your group we will try (where not cost prohibitive) to

make arrangements to be available. We will also organize a series of

telephone call-in sessions for claimants and counsel. Our South &

Central American claimants will also have these opportunities and we

have already contacted counsel with a number of claimants regarding

this endeavor. Domestic Operations Update: We will be offering the

same opportunities to our Domestic claimants to call-in to a

pre-arranged call to respond to queries. We have been working to

identify support groups and once we have a date from the Court we will

be arranging a series of meetings so we can answer your questions. We

will keep you informed and hope that you will remain patient as we

move forward. There will be lots of work to do once we send your claim

form packages so we urge you to read all the information and carefully

complete all forms. We remainhere to ensure fair, efficient handling

of your claims, E. W. T-H.

Martha Murdock, DirectorNational Silicone Implant Foundation | Dallas Headquarters"Supporting Survivors of Medical Implant Devices"4416 Willow LaneDallas, TX 75244-7537