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http://www.tortcomm.org/
DECEMBER 10, 2004
This week, the Claimants' Advisory Committee filed a Motion For The
Disclosure of Substantive Criteria Created, Adopted and/or Being
Applied by the Settlement Facility and Request for Expedited
Consideration with the District Court. A copy of the motion can be
viewed or downloaded under the heading of "Other Downloads" on this
website. A similar motion has been filed in the MDL proceedings before
Chief Judge U.W. Clemon this week as well.
Counsel for some Class 6.2 claimants filed a motion seeking adjustment
of the attorney fee limits similar to the motion that was filed and
approved by the Court for Class 6.1 claimants. A copy of that motion
can also be found under "Other Downloads."
Final numbers for the persons who elected to opt-out to litigate are
not yet available because many claimants still have the 30 days
provided in the Plan to change their mind and rescind their opt-out
decision. We will post information on the opt-out numbers as soon as
number is final.
SPECIAL ALERT! Because the informational meeting scheduled by the
SF-DCT for Orlando was cancelled earlier this year due to hurricanes
and bad weather, the CAC has decided to conduct an informational
session for all claimants and counsel for Friday, January 21, 2004 in
Orlando, Florida. The session will be from 9 am to 12 noon and will be
held at the Hyatt Regency hotel at the Orlando International Airport.
The address of the hotel is:
Hyatt Regency Orlando
9300 Airport Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32827
For planning purposes, we would greatly appreciate it if claimants and
attorneys could let us know in advance if they plan to attend. Please
send us an RSVP to: info@tortcomm.org.
We are also working on our next newsletter which will be sent on or
about December 14th. If you have not signed up for the newsletter and
would like to receive a copy, please sign up by clicking on
"E-Newsletter."
NOVEMBER 30, 2004
The deadline to opt-out of the Settlement Option expired yesterday,
November 29, 2004. If you did not opt-out of the Settlement Option by
returning your Participation Form by overnight mail yesterday, then
you are no longer allowed to opt-out and your claim will be placed
automatically and permanently in the Settlement Option.
Claimants who did not return a Participation Form will also have their
claim placed automatically and permanently in the Settlement Option.
Claimants who did timely opt-out will be sent a letter to confirm
their decision. They will be given 30 days to change their election
and return to the Settlement Option. If they do not return to the
Settlement Option, then their claim will be placed permanently in the
Litigation Option and they cannot return to the Settlement Option in
the future.
Claimants who sent a timely opt-out election must complete the
Litigation Questionnaire by February 28, 2005. A copy of the
Questionnaire is available for download on this website. Only opt-out
claimants should complete this Questionnaire. Claimants who remain in
the Settlement Option do not need to complete it.
The CAC has issued several electronic newsletters which are availble
on this website. If you have not yet subscribed (they are available at
no cost), you can do so by clicking on E-Newsletter on this page and
completing the on-line form. Our primary way of updating this website
and informing claimants and attorneys of developments is the
E-Newsletter which we publish once a month. Our next E-Newsletter will
be issued on or around December 14th.
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