Huber v. Taylor

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ARTHUR J. SCHWAB, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This breach of fiduciary duty case, which has a protracted procedural and factual history, 1 centers around allegations by plaintiffs, who were asbestos litigants from Pennsylvania, Indiana and Ohio, who received settlements in class action litigation pending in Mississippi. All eight plaintiffs were exposed to asbestos during their work, but none have developed malignant asbestos-related disease.

Plaintiffs signed contingent fee agreements with several non-party local attorneys from their respective home states, who had…