Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel Divides $506,140 in Durom Cup 'Common Benefit' Account

NEWARK, N.J. - U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo has ordered defendants in the Zimmer Durom Cup hip implant MDL to transfer $506,140 currently held in reserve from recent settlements to plaintiffs' liaison counsel for "common benefit" fees and expenses. In re: Durom Hip Cup Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2158 [Master Docket No. 09-4414] (D. N.J.).

Judge Arleo issued the order March 5 on a motion from plaintiffs' counsel and pursuant to the terms of Case Management Order 3, which approved a common benefit fund for plaintiffs' liaison counsel in the multidistrict proceedings pending in the U.S. District Court …