Sulzer Implant Settlement

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• PDF version of the Class Member and Attorney Guide

Am I a Class Member?

• Link to Article I of the Settlement Agreement
• Link to Affected Product Lot Numbers

How do I Make a Claim for Settlement Benefits?

Claim Forms for Settlement Benefits

• Instructions for Downloading Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Orange Form
• Blue Form [deadline has passed]
• Green Form
• Red Form
• Yellow Form
• Physician Declaration Form
• Application for Payment of Coinsurance and/or Deductible Payments From Class Members' Class Action Settlement Benefits
• Third Party Payor Settlement and Release Agreement

Claims Administrator Procedures

• CAP No. 1 - Establishment of System for Creating and Tracking Sulzer Settlement Trust Claims Administrator Procedures
• CAP No. 2 - Statement and Itemization of Litigation Expenses in BLUE, ORANGE, RED, and GREEN Forms
• CAP No. 3 - Payment of Settlement Benefit Checks to Class Members and to Attorneys Representing Class Members
• CAP No. 4 - Proof that an Affected Product Revision Surgery is for a Reason Other Than Trauma
• CAP No. 5 - Direct Payment of Attorney Fee Benefits from Plaintiffs’ Counsel Sub-Fund When Multiple Attorneys Represent a Class Member
• CAP No. 6 - Claims Pursuant to Agreements Between Sulzer and Third Party Payors Against the Subrogation and Uninsured Expenses Sub-Fund
• CAP No. 7 - Application of Advances or Other Payments Made by Sulzer to Reduce Class Member Benefits
• CAP No. 8 - Approval of Claims Administrator Contracts by the Court
• CAP No. 9 - Contingent Fee Contracts Entered into after February 2, 2002
• CAP No. 10 - Rescission of Opt-Out by Submitting Claim for Settlement Benefits
• CAP No. 11 - Computation of Deadlines and Time Limits
• CAP No. 12 - Claims by Insurers Not Already a Party to a Settlement Agreement with Sulzer
• Court Approval of CAP 12
• CAP No. 13 - Clarifying Timeliness Requirements for Amendments and Supplements of Certain Extraordinary Injury Fund Claims
• CAP No. 14 - Assisting Unrepresented Class Members with Completion of Claim Forms
• CAP No. 15 - Proof of United States Residence or Citizenship
• CAP No. 16 - Claims by Lien Filers Asserting a Lien Against Class Members' Settlement Benefits
• CAP No. 17 - Clarifying Consequences of Class Member's Abandonment of Claim
• CAP No. 18 - Establishing Deadlines for Qualifying Event Under Matrix Levels I, II, and IX Extraordinary Injury Benefit Claims for Claims Based on Implantation of an Inter-Op Shell or Tibial Baseplate
• CAP No. 19 - Board Certification for Physician Declaration
• CAP No. 20 [Reserved]
• CAP No. 21 - Inapplicability of Section 3.6(d) Offsets for Advance Payments Made by Sulzer for Medical Expenses
• CAP No. 22 - Clarifying Sulzer's Payment of Certain Claims related to Reprocessed Shells
• CAP No. 23 - Health Care Provider Requests for Payment of Unpaid Coinsurance and Deductible Bills
• CAP No. 24 [Reserved]
• CAP No. 25 - Blue Form Submission EIF Level I, Level II, or Level IX Claims Predicated on Implantation of Reprocessed Shells
• CAP No. 26 - Definition of Significant Other in the Context of Derivative Claimants
• CAP No. 27 - Claims Administrator's Exercise of Discretion in Reviewing Claims for Benefits under the Extraordinary Injury Fund.
• CAP No. 28 - APRS Fund Benefits if Revision Surgery Requires Multiple Procedures
• CAP No. 29 - Extensions for Claim Processing and Submission Deadlines for Class Members
• CAP No. 30 - Procedures for Appealing a Final Determination
• CAP No. 31 - Clarifying Sulzer's Payment of Certain Claims related to Inter-Op Shells and Tibial Baseplates
• CAP No. 32 - Benefit Amounts for Matrix Level I (APRS Medical Contraindication) and II (Non-Removal Surgery) Extraordinary Injury Fund Claims

Class Member and Attorney Guide

May 8, 2002 Order of Trial Court Approval

Final Notice

Important Dates

Amended Class Action Settlement Agreement

• Article 1
• Article 2
• Article 3
• Article 4
• Article 5 and 6
• Article 7 and 8
• Article 9 through 16
• Annex I
• Annex II
• Annex III
• Annex IV
• Annex V

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