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April 15, 2020 | Law.com

6th Circuit Panel: MDL Judge's Ruling in Opioid Case Was 'Clear Abuse of Discretion'

MDLs, Sixth Circuit Judge Raymond Kethledge wrote, "are not some kind of judicial border country, where the rules are few and the law rarely makes an appearance."
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March 11, 2020 | Law.com

Critical Mass: Coronavirus Cancels MDL Program at Duke Law, Where Professor's Death Has Shocked the Mass Torts Bar. A Survey Probes Hourly Rates in Class Actions, On Both Sides.

Coronavirus halted this week's MDL conference at Duke Law, which is reeling from the sudden death of professor Francis McGovern.
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March 10, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

DePuy Hip Implant Mass Tort Yields $245 Million Fee Award

The order approved a special master's report last month that recommended a disbursement including $182.5 million in "common benefit" fees to about 40 law firms whose work assisted in 10,000 lawsuits over DePuy's Pinnacle hip implant.
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March 10, 2020 | Law.com

Giant Fees in Hip Implant Cases, Working Remotely Long-Term, Zeppelin Wins: The Morning Minute

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March 09, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Lawyers Suing Over DePuy's Pinnacle Hip Implant Set to Receive $245M

In a March 5 order, a federal judge approved a special master's report allocating fees and costs to more than 40 law firms. More than 75% of the amount will go to the five firms on the fee committee. Mark Lanier, whose firm is one of them, said "many firms abandoned the litigation."
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March 09, 2020 | Litigation Daily

Attorneys Suing Over DePuy's Pinnacle Hip Implant Set to Receive $245M

In a March 5 order, a federal judge approved a special master's report allocating fees and costs to more than 40 law firms. More than 75% of the amount will go to the five firms on the fee committee. Mark Lanier, whose firm is one of them, said "many firms abandoned the litigation."
4 minute read
March 05, 2020 | New York Law Journal

NY Officials Threatened With Sanctions Over Refusal to Respond to Settlement Demand

Manhattan U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Lehrburger criticized the state for trying to relitigate issues of liability that had long since been decided.
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March 05, 2020 | Law.com

Opioid Companies in Settlement Talks Escalate Objections About Judge

Pharmaceutical distributors negotiating over a $22 billion cash settlement said they withdrew any consent to ex parte communications. The filing is the latest challenge to U.S. District Judge Dan Polster and follows the death of a key mediator in the negotiations.
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February 28, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Among a Dozen States Opposing a Holdback Proposal in Opioid Settlement

In an effort to reach a potential $22 billion cash global settlement of opioid lawsuits, lawyers are clashing over who should get attorney fees. Dozens of states, cities and counties have opposed a proposed 7% hold back on opioid settlements that would pay for common benefit fees and costs incurred by lead counsel in the multidistrict litigation.
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February 28, 2020 | Law.com

Legal Fees Are Front and Center in Talks Over Global Opioid Settlement

In an effort to reach a potential $22 billion cash global settlement of opioid lawsuits, lawyers are clashing over who should get attorney fees. Dozens of states, cities and counties have opposed a proposed 7% hold back on opioid settlements that would pay for common benefit fees and costs incurred by lead counsel in the multidistrict litigation.
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