In Brief: Dow Corning
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Dow Corning: Files motion Feb. 15 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court requesting a September 1996 hearing "to estimate the value of disputed claims against the company," primarily involving the firm's silicone breast implants, a summary of the motion says. Dow Corning also has asked the court to appoint an advisory panel of three scientific experts to evaluate whether the implants cause disease. Prior to the estimation hearing, the scientific panel would submit its findings to the court and would be considered when determining the level of damages, Dow Corning says. The firm has asked the court to consider its requests in a March 7 hearing...