Split 6th Circuit Panel: Master Settlement Arbitration Can’t Supersede Prior Pact

Mealey's (January 6, 2021, 8:37 AM EST) -- CINCINNATI — In a 2-1 ruling Dec. 15, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reversed a multidistrict litigation court’s ruling in an attorney fee dispute in the DePuy ASR hip litigation, saying an arbitration requirement in an MDL master settlement agreement cannot supersede an arbitration agreement in the original attorney retention agreement....