In this Oct. 13, 1995 proposed settlement, women involved in a class action suit against makers of silicone breast implants were offered substantially than they had received under a previous settlement. More than 430,000 women who claimed to have suffered illnesses relating to their implants applied for relief under the 1993 settlement. Dow Corning, the primary defendant in the suit, declared bankruptcy in May 1995, due to the class settlement and numerous individual suits against it. The awards previously ranged from $100,000 to $2 million. The new settlement grants awards of $10,000 to $250,000.
