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$200 Million Fen-Phen Settlement Not Intended to Cover Future Claims

By Garrett Worley

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The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that lawyers Jack Vardaman and Elaine Madonick, who represented American Home Products in the Kentucky fen-phen class action, testified today that the $200 million settlement of that case was not intended to cover future claims against the manufacturer.  Rather, the money was to be split among the class of 440 plaintiffs.  Attorneys Melbourne Mills, Jr., Shirley Allen Cunningham, Jr. and William Gallion have maintained that they had to hold back a large portion of the settlement proceeds in the event that future claims are made.  Read the full story here.

Full post as published by Garrett Worley's Blawg on May 23, 2008 (boomark / email).

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