Legal Opinion
In re Serzone Products Liability Litigation
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided September 2, 2005No. MDL 1477PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*223MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER APPROVING SETTLEMENT AND CERTIFYING THE SETTLEMENT CLASS
GOODWIN, District Judge.
Pending before the court is the plaintiffs’ motion for final approval of class action settlement [Docket 209]. This litigation arises from allegations that Serzone, a drug used to treat depression, caused a range of physical and economic injuries among users and purchasers. On August 12, 2002, this court acquired jurisdiction over the Serzone litigation by transfer order of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. The case developed in discovery for over a year, and settlement…
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