In Re All Individual Kugel Mesh Cases

DECISION

Before this Court is the motion of Plaintiffs' Steering Committee ("PSC") to establish a fund to compensate attorneys who work for the common benefit of all plaintiffs in this multi-case products liability litigation. Two plaintiffs' attorneys who are not part of the PSC object to the motion.

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Facts and Procedural History

By order of the Presiding Justice, dated March 8, 2007, all filings in Providence County Superior Court alleging personal injuries from Kugel Mesh hernia repair patches were assigned to this Court for multi-case management. (Administrative Order No. 2007-6.) The order…