Opioid Judge Raiding Settlements For Atty Fees, 6th Circ. Told

By Jeff Overley (May 27, 2022, 10:11 PM EDT) -- The Ohio federal judge supervising multidistrict opioid litigation is unlawfully "commandeering" cases outside the MDL by demanding fees for prominent plaintiffs lawyers from future opioid settlements, hundreds of local governments told the Sixth Circuit in a new petition....

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