A group of 37 attorneys general urged an Ohio federal judge Monday to reject a fee request from lead plaintiffs’ attorneys in the opioid multidistrict litigation, saying it could irreparably disrupt progress made toward reaching a large national settlement.<\/p>\n
Hunter Shkolnik of Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, a top plaintiffs’ lawyer in the MDL, told Law360 in a statement Monday that the committee\u2019s proposed order \u201cspecifically exempted\u201d the attorneys general from the \u201ccommon benefit mandate.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis letter doesn\u2019t surprise me in the least. The attorneys general have been riding the coattails of the MDL for the past two and a half years and have tried to cram a very bad settlement down the throats of the counties that have been dealing with the opioid epidemic,\u201d Shkolnik said. \u201cHad the AGs read the proposed order, they would have seen that they are specifically exempted from the common benefit mandate and therefore really have no dog in this fight.\u201d<\/p>\n
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