The process for applying for reimbursement of eligible costs and expenses from the Pennsylvania Opioid Fee Fund will open on Friday, September 23, 2022, to those firms who have timely submitted an Intent to Participate Form indicating that they intend to apply for reimbursement of document review contract expenses and/or all other costs and expenses. 

Counsel seeking reimbursement for document review contract attorneys must submit a separate application for those expenses.  Please review the information on this page for Contract Attorney Expense Application and the Cost & Expense Application. 

CONTRACT ATTORNEY EXPENSE APPLICATION

Applicants who have indicated that they intend to apply for reimbursement of expenses incurred for document review by contract attorneys in connection with the representation of Pennsylvania clients who filed cases in the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania and timely executed Participation Agreements to participate in the J&J and Distributor Settlements will be sent a Contract Attorney Expense Application via ShareFile to the email(s) provided in their Preliminary Intent to Participate Form.

Applicants are not required to apply to the cost fund established in connection with the Distributor and J&J Settlements in the MDL before submitting requests for Contract Attorney Expenses.

DEADLINE:  The deadline to submit the Contract Attorney Expense Application is October 14, 2022.

COST & EXPENSE APPLICATION

Applicants who have indicated that they intend to apply for reimbursement of all other eligible costs and expenses incurred in connection with the representation of Pennsylvania clients who filed cases in the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania and executed Participation Agreements to participate in the J&J and Distributor Settlements will be sent a Cost & Expense Application via ShareFile to the email(s) provided by the Firm in their Preliminary Intent to Participate Form.  

Applicants must certify that they will apply to the cost fund established in connection with the Distributor and J&J Settlements in the MDL when submitting their requests for costs and expenses.  Because the MDL Cost Fund may not make awards in time for the Special Master to take into account those awards in these proceedings, Applicants may elect to submit a request for Costs and Expenses from the Pennsylvania Opioid Fee Fund while a request to the MDL Cost Fund is pending.

DEADLINE:  The deadline to submit the Cost & Expenses Application is October 28, 2022.

COSTS & EXPENSES RESOURCES

ORDERS

1. (August 2, 2022) Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion to Establish a Pennsylvania Opioid Fee Fund and Appoint a Special Master to Determine and Disburse Attorneys’ Fees and Establish a Procedure for Reimbursing Counsel for Documented Expenses and Costs

2. (August 31, 2022) Order Setting Deadline to Serve Executed Intent to Participate In Pennsylvania Opioid Fee Fund Form

3. (September 14, 2022) Order Establishing Application Protocols for Reimbursement of Costs and Expenses Under the Pennsylvania Opioids Trust and Allocation Order

4. (December 13, 2022) Special Master’s Report and Recommendation of Final Awards for Reimbursement of Contract Attorney and Other Eligible Costs and Expenses From the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust and the Pennsylvania Opioid Fee Fund

5. (December 15, 2022) Order Approving and Adopting the Special Master’s Report and Recommendation of Final Awards for Reimbursement of Contract Attorney and Other Eligible Costs and Expenses From the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust and the Pennsylvania Opioid Fee Fund

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS AND BILLING GUIDE

Pennsylvania Opioid Fee Fund Expense Application Instructions and Billing Guide

TRAINING WEBINAR

Access the September 22, 2022 Expense Application training webinar HERE.