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About Foreign Claimants

Definition and Status of "Foreign Claimants".

"Foreign Claimants" were defined in the global settlement, and continue to be defined under this Notice, as being breast implant recipients (i) who were not citizens or resident aliens* of the United States, (ii) whose breast implants were all implanted outside the United States, and (iii) who had not received any compensation from any then settling defendant or released party for breast implant injuries or expenses under the laws or procedures of a country other than the United States.  Such persons were offered more limited settlement benefits under the global settlement than the domestic members of the Lindsey class, but were also provided additional guarantees regarding opt-out rights, as well as the opportunity (if they did not participate affirmatively in the global settlement) to pursue breast-implant claims in the administrative and judicial tribunals of their own countries.  Foreign claimants from Australia and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec were excluded from the Lindsey class unless they affirmatively opted into the settlement.

* Resident Alien: A person with a green card and a permanent resident of the 
   United States, but not a citizen.

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