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29 October
7:28 pm

the lawyers are taking a third of this [the fund] for doing very little work

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Kelly Ayotte, at New Hampshire Governor General Election Debate (WMUR)

7:28 pm
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Why we checked itA specific claim about the proportion of fund money going to lawyers (one-third) and the amount of work involved — verifiable against actual fee arrangements and case records
What we foundNo authoritative source documents lawyers taking one-third of New Hampshire's opioid settlement fund; available primary sources show attorney fees were substantially lower than one-third, with the national settlement framework capping contingent fees at 15% and the J&J settlement reflecting fees of roughly 22% of the gross amount.
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