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Fen-Phen Victims Sue Lawyers in Kentucky

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Over 400 Kentucky fen-phen litigants are suing their lawyers for withholding part of their settlement money. 
 
Plaintiffs claim they were never told the exact amount they were due and the lawyers kept more than their allotted fees. 
 
Some attorneys have already been found to be in breach of their duties to their clients, and investigations are underway to determine if criminal charges are warranted.

3 lawyers kept millions from drug's victims

Louisville Courier-Journal - 5/29/2006 5:51 AM

Her heart seriously damaged by the diet drug fen-phen, Connie Centers was supposed to collect $2.6 million, after attorney's fees, from a $200 million settlement in 2001 with the drug's manufacturer.
 
Instead, Centers says in court papers, one of her attorneys first told her she would get $1 million. When she balked, he raised it to $1.5 million.
 

 
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