Legal Opinion
In Re Sulzer Hip Prosthesis and Knee Prosthesis Liability Litigation
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided June 12, 2003No. 1:01-CV-9000; MDL DOCKET NO. 1401PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
O’MALLEY, District Judge.
With this Order, the Court enters Attorney Fee Awards to certain attorneys in connection with their efforts to confer a Common Benefit to the Plaintiff Class in this Multi-District Litigation Class Action Settlement. The specific Fee Awards for each attorney are listed in the chart at the end of this Order.
As explained further below, the parties and the Court reserved a maximum of $50 million, out of a total settlement of over $1 billion, for the payment of Common Benefit Attorney Fee Awards. The total of the Fee Awards authorized by this Order is…
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