Latest Breast Implant Law Update
IMPORTANT UPDATE 08/10/07
The areas that will be covered in this update are as follows:
| A | New Cure deadlines for Disease and Rupture claims; | |
| B | Conditional Claimants may be entitled to Explant and Rupture Benefits | |
| C | When Premium Payments will be paid; | |
| D | Breast Implants linked to higher suicide risks | |
| E | Deficiencies in Disease Claims Deficiencies in Disease Claims |
A) |
New Cure deadlines for Disease and Rupture claims; |
On June 15, 2007, the District Court entered an Agreed Order Resetting Disease Cure Deadlines. A copy of the Order is being posted on the CAC website and should be available for viewing or download ASAP (www.tortcomm.org) click on "Court Orders."
As it pertains to Polymyositis (PM) and Dermatomyositis (DM) claims, claimants who have received a Notification of Status letter from the SF-DCT stating the SF-DCT reviewed their claim for PM and/or DM and that it was deficient AND whose cure deadline has or will run on or BEFORE April 1, 2008, will receive a new cure deadline of April 1, 2008.
As it pertains to Primary Sjogren's Syndrome (PSS), Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD), and Overlap Syndrome (OS) claims, claimants who received a Notification of Status letter from the SF-DCT stating that the SF-DCT reviewed their claim for PSS, MCTD and/or OS and it was deficient AND whose cure deadline has or will run on or BEFORE May 1, 2008, will receive a new cure deadline of May 2, 2008 for the PSS, MCTD and/or OS claim.
As it pertains to Systemic Sclerosis (SS) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (SLE) claims, claimants who received a Notification of Status letter from the SF-DCT stating that the SF-DCT reviewed their claim for SS and/or SLE and it was deficient AND whose cure deadline has or will run on or BEFORE June 3, 2008, will receive a new cure deadline of June 4, 2008 for their SS and/or SLE claim.
As it pertains to General Connective Tissue Symptoms (GCTS), Atypical Neurological Disease Syndrome (ANDS) and Atypical Connective Tissue Disease (ACTD/NAC/ARS) claims, claimants who received a Notification of Status letter from the SF-DCT stating that the SF-DCT reviewed their claim for GCTS, ANDS and/or ACTD and it was deficient AND whose cure deadline has or will run on or BEFORE July 1, 2008, will receive a new cure deadline of July 2, 2008 for their GCTS, ANDS and/or ACTD claim.
