Legal Opinion
In Re Vioxx Products Liability Litigation
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided October 19, 2010No. MDL 1657PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER & REASONS
ELDON E. FALLON, District Judge.
Currently pending before this Court is Plaintiff Liaison Counsel (“PLC’O’s Motion for an Award of Plaintiffs’ Common Bene fit Counsel Fees and Reimbursement of Expenses (Rec. Doc. 17642). Having previously resolved the issue of reimbursement of expenses, 1 the Court now turns its attention to a determination of the appropriate common benefit fee amount. 2
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
To put this matter in perspective, a brief review of this litigation is appropriate. This multidistrict products liability litigation involves the prescription drug Vioxx,…
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