Legal Opinion
In re Cook Med., Inc.
United States District Court
Decided January 30, 2019No. MDL NO. 2440PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
JOSEPH R. GOODWIN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Pending before the court is the Common Benefit Fee and Cost Committee's ("FCC") Petition for an Award of Common Benefit Attorneys' Fees and Expenses ("Petition").1 [ECF No. 673 ]. In the Petition, the FCC asks the court to grant an award of attorneys' fees and expenses in the amount of 5% of the settlements and judgments subject to the court's ordered common benefit assessment. Following a period for objections, three plaintiffs' firms filed objections to the FCC's Petition, and the FCC replied. The Petition is ripe for consideration because…
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