Legal Opinion
In Re Diet Drugs (Phentermine, Fenfluramine, Dexfenfluramine) Products Liability Litigation
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 9, 2008No. MDL Docket No. 1203. Civil Action No. 99-20593PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 7763
BARTLE, Chief Judge.
Before the court is a renewed joint petition for a final award of counsel fees and expense reimbursements (“Joint Petition”) in connection with the Diet Drug Nationwide Class Action Settlement Agreement (“Settlement Agreement”) with Wyeth 1 and in connection with the multidistrict litigation involving Wyeth’s diet drugs known as “fen-phen.” The Joint Petition has been filed by a large group of law firms consisting primarily of the Plaintiffs’ Management Committee and Class Counsel for claimants under the Settlement Agreement…
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