SECOND MDL PROGRAM TERM SHEETMDL Term Sheet • December 16th, 2005
Contract Type FiledDecember 16th, 2005In February 2004 the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee and defense counsel in the suit entitled In Re: Propulsid Products Liability Litigation, United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, MDL No. 1355 (hereafter "the MDL Court" or the "MDL Litigation") entered into a written agreement (hereafter "the MDL Term Sheet") whereby they established a global mediation and resolution program (hereafter the "First MDL Program"). The MDL Court thereupon entered a Consent Order on February 4, 2004 which, among other things, accepted jurisdiction over the plaintiffs and tolling agreement claimants enrolled in the First MDL Program and appointed a Special Master to exercise the rights and responsibilities set forth in the First MDL Program.