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Dow Corning reorganisation under threat

Women who opted out of the silicone breast implant US$3.2bn settlement have been granted leave to sue corporate parents Dow Chemical and Corning Corp. Judge Arthur Spector in the bankruptcy court said he lacked the power to grant a release to Dow Coming’s parent companies, the bankruptcy plan not being designed to shield them from liability.

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