Although State Attorneys General engaged in multistate matters for years, they burst onto the national scene with the over $200 billion settlement against the tobacco companies, with many of the States relying on outside plaintiffs’ contingency counsel. Following that case, there was a backlash against the use of plaintiffs’ contingency counsel, with court decisions and legislative efforts to curtail the use of such counsel, or at least provide greater transparency. This week will discuss the growth of multistate AG settlements and the role of outside counsel.

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