I do not have a breast implant, but I do have another type of an implant manufactured by Dow Corning, such as a TMJ implant, or a hip or finger joint implant. Do I receive any compensation?
A57. People filing claims for other Dow Corning implant products may be eligible to receive compensation out of a total fund of $36 million (in today’s dollars) within the larger amount being made available to resolve tort claims. Generally, you will receive compensation if you can show that you had a Dow Corning implant that broke during normal usage, or which caused certain other localized injuries. These payments include $5,000 for certain small joint implants such as for wrists, toes, and for chin, facial, nasal, testicular, penile and TMJ implants. The amount of $7,500 is for qualifying knee implants and $10,000 for qualifying hip implants and more severe TMJ injuries. There is also an Expedited Release Payment for these other products. This option may be appropriate for people with non-breast implant claims who do not provide medical records to apply for higher payments. The only qualification for this $1,000 payment is to demonstrate that the implant was manufactured by Dow Corn
