Re: Implant payouts for Kiwis

[Guest guest]

Do the NZ women have to take what they are offered, or can they contest it????

Lynda

At 02:52 PM 8/21/2005, you wrote:

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>

>Implant payouts for Kiwis

>22 August 2005

>By KAMALA HAYMAN

>

>A 14-year battle to win compensation for failed

>silicon breast implants is finally over for dozens of

>New Zealand women.

>

>

>Internationally, about 170,000 women with failed

>implants have sought compensation from United States

>manufacturer Dow Corning.

>

>In 1999, a $NZ6.4 billion settlement deal was approved

>by a US judge to settle worldwide claims.

>

>Finally, 96 of more than 1000 New Zealand women

>involved in a class action against Dow Corning have

>received letters promising payouts of up to $50,000.

>Amongst them is one Christchurch woman, offered

>$US16,200 ($NZ23,343).

>

> " I am happy with the settlement, and happy it's all

>over, " the woman, who did not want to be named, said.

>

>Her implants were put in 23 years ago and lasted about

>17 years before they ruptured, filling her chest with

>silicone. While she did not suffer ill-health, the

>operation to have the implants and leaking silicone

>removed was lengthy and unpleasant.

>

>She opted to have them replaced with saline implants.

>

> " I could have been left with quite substantial

>scarring and no breasts or saline implants. "

>

>Women's Implant Information Network co-ordinator

>Brennan-Hodgson said the letters had begun arriving in

>recent weeks, with some women offered less than $2000

>in compensation.

>

> " This has been an enormously long process and the

>women I've spoken to haven't had very large payouts.

>It is quite an anti-climax. "

>

>One woman who lived with pain daily described it as " a

>pittance " .

>

>Brennan-Hodgson knew of women who had suffered severe

>pain, skin rashes, arthritis and poor circulation, and

>who had not yet received an offer of compensation.

>

>In 2001, Dow Corning reached a settlement with 3000

>Australian implant patients totalling $A38 million

>($NZ44.49m). The largest payment was $A120,000.

>Amongst them was Timaru woman Kathy , one of

>five New Zealanders to receive implants in Australia.

>She was dismayed to get just $A565 for the

> " excruciating pain " she suffered because of the

>silicone implants she received following a mastectomy.

>

>

>

>

>

>Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by

>licensed health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed

>health care professional before commencing any medical treatment.

>

> " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you.

>Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live

>a happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus ing,

>two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace)

>

>

[Guest guest]

Lynda,

I have no idea! . . .

I know that when the first structured the settlement,

women outside the U.S. were given less value

money-wise.

Disgusting!

Love,

Rogene

--- Lynda <coss@...> wrote:

> Do the NZ women have to take what they are offered,

> or can they contest it????

>

> Lynda

>

>

> At 02:52 PM 8/21/2005, you wrote:

>

><http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3384649a11,00.html>http://www.stuff.co.nz/\

stuff/0,2106,3384649a11,00.html

> >

> >Implant payouts for Kiwis

> >22 August 2005

> >By KAMALA HAYMAN

> >

> >A 14-year battle to win compensation for failed

> >silicon breast implants is finally over for dozens

> of

> >New Zealand women.

> >

> >

> >Internationally, about 170,000 women with failed

> >implants have sought compensation from United

> States

> >manufacturer Dow Corning.

> >

> >In 1999, a $NZ6.4 billion settlement deal was

> approved

> >by a US judge to settle worldwide claims.

> >

> >Finally, 96 of more than 1000 New Zealand women

> >involved in a class action against Dow Corning have

> >received letters promising payouts of up to

> $50,000.

> >Amongst them is one Christchurch woman, offered

> >$US16,200 ($NZ23,343).

> >

> > " I am happy with the settlement, and happy it's all

> >over, " the woman, who did not want to be named,

> said.

> >

> >Her implants were put in 23 years ago and lasted

> about

> >17 years before they ruptured, filling her chest

> with

> >silicone. While she did not suffer ill-health, the

> >operation to have the implants and leaking silicone

> >removed was lengthy and unpleasant.

> >

> >She opted to have them replaced with saline

> implants.

> >

> > " I could have been left with quite substantial

> >scarring and no breasts or saline implants. "

> >

> >Women's Implant Information Network co-ordinator

>

> >Brennan-Hodgson said the letters had begun arriving

> in

> >recent weeks, with some women offered less than

> $2000

> >in compensation.

> >

> > " This has been an enormously long process and the

> >women I've spoken to haven't had very large

> payouts.

> >It is quite an anti-climax. "

> >

> >One woman who lived with pain daily described it as

> " a

> >pittance " .

> >

> >Brennan-Hodgson knew of women who had suffered

> severe

> >pain, skin rashes, arthritis and poor circulation,

> and

> >who had not yet received an offer of compensation.

> >

> >In 2001, Dow Corning reached a settlement with 3000

> >Australian implant patients totalling $A38 million

> >($NZ44.49m). The largest payment was $A120,000.

> >Amongst them was Timaru woman Kathy , one of

> >five New Zealanders to receive implants in

> Australia.

> >She was dismayed to get just $A565 for the

> > " excruciating pain " she suffered because of the

> >silicone implants she received following a

> mastectomy.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place

> of advice given by

> >licensed health care professionals. Consult your

> physician or licensed

> >health care professional before commencing any

> medical treatment.

> >

> > " Do not let either the medical authorities or the

> politicians mislead you.

> >Find out what the facts are, and make your own

> decisions about how to live

> >a happy life and how to work for a better world. " -

> Linus ing,

> >two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963,

> Peace)

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Ok back to getting overloads of posts from saline support...how do I stop this again ? Sorry just to many.

[Guest guest]

I'm sorry we're overloading you . . . We do have a lot

of mail!

You can change your options to No Email, or to Daily

Digest . . . With the Daily Digest you'll get a

fraction of the emails. You'll get a list of emails,

followed by a compilation of email. It's harder to

respond . . . but you have ready access to all the

messages without getting so many messages.

Hugs,

Rogene