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May 1, 2024

Navigating settlement allocations in mass tort

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By Gail A. Andler and Deborah L. O'Connor

How are settlement funds fairly and efficiently distributed in a mass tort claim where many individuals have filed civil personal injury lawsuits against a common defendant, when the drug, product, event or actor has caused various differing injuries to all the individuals involved?

Allocation methodologies are common where counsel for the parties have agreed to a lump sum, or "global" settlement--whether it is a single pot of money to res...

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