In Re: Opana ER Antitrust LitigationMOTIONN.D. Ill.February 24, 2015UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS IN RE OPANA ER ANTITRUST LITIGATION MDL No. 2580 Lead Case No. 14 C 10150 Hon. Harry D. Leinenweber THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: ALL END-PAYOR ACTIONS Case Nos. 14 C 6171; 14 C 4651; 14 C 7742; 14 C 10153; 14 C 10154; 14 C 10289; 15 C 0269; 15 C 1473 MOTION FOR LEAVE TO EXCEED PAGE LIMIT UNDER L.R. 7.1 Plaintiffs Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 178 Health & Welfare Trust Fund and Massachusetts Bricklayers & Masons Health and Welfare Fund move this Honorable Court for leave to file their Motion to Appoint the Law Firms of Freed Kanner London & Millen LLC and Labaton Sucharow LLP as Interim Co-Lead Counsel for the End-Payor Class (“Co-Lead Counsel Motion”) in excess of the 15 page limit under Local Rule 7.1. Additional pages are requested due to the breadth of relevant issues in a motion to appoint counsel under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(g). Specifically the Co-Lead Counsel Motion addresses: (1) the work performed by Freed Kanner and Labaton Sucharow identifying and investigating potential claims in this action; (2) the relevant experience, competence and integrity of Freed Kanner and Labaton Sucharow; (3) the ability of Freed Kanner and Labaton Sucharow to work together cooperatively as well as their respective reputations among peers and adversaries; (4) the firms’ knowledge of applicable law; and (5) resources available to represent the proposed End-Payor Class. Case: 1:14-cv-10150 Document #: 39 Filed: 02/24/15 Page 1 of 2 PageID #:476 2 WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs respectfully request that this Court grant them leave to file Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel Motion in excess of 15 pages, but no more than 20 pages. Dated: February 24, 2015 Respectfully submitted, LABATON SUCHAROW LLP By: /s/ Gregory S. Asciolla FREED KANNER LONDON & MILLEN LLC By: /s/ Michael J. Freed Gregory S. Asciolla Matthew J. Perez 140 Broadway New York, New York 10005 Tel: (212) 907-0700 Fax: (212) 818-0477 gasciolla@labaton.com mperez@labaton.com Michael J. Freed Steven A. Kanner Robert J. Wozniak Donald L. Sawyer 2201 Waukegan Road, Suite 130 Bannockburn, IL 60015 Tel: (224) 632-4500 Fax: (224) 632-4521 mfreed@fklmlaw.com skanner@fklmlaw.com rwozniak@fklmlaw.com dsawyer@fklmlaw.com Counsel for Plaintiff Massachusetts Bricklayers & Masons Health and Welfare Fund Counsel for Plaintiff Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 178 Health & Welfare Trust Fund Case: 1:14-cv-10150 Document #: 39 Filed: 02/24/15 Page 2 of 2 PageID #:477
