Legal Opinion
In Re Vioxx Products Liability Litigation
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided August 27, 2008No. MDL 1657PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER & REASONS
ELDON E. FALLON, District Judge.
With interim settlement payments scheduled to begin on August 28, 2008, the Court finds that it is appropriate at this time to address the issue of individual attorneys’ fees. For the reasons listed below, the Court orders that individual attorneys’ fees for all counsel representing claimants enrolled in the Yioxx Settlement Program will be capped at 32% plus reasonable costs. At a later date, after giving the parties due notice and an opportunity to be heard, the Court will determine the amount of fees and costs to be awarded to those attorneys…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Harden v. GordonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · 1823
- Gair v. PeckNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- In Re Zyprexa Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2006
- In Re Vioxx Products Liability LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2005
- In Re Vioxx Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2005
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Sullivan v. DB Investments, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
- Dier v. Merck & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
- In Re Vioxx Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2010
- Sullivan v. DB Investments, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
- United States v. Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010
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