A Kentucky trial commissioner has recommended permanent disbarment of attorney Stanley Chesley for allegedly taking millions in unauthorized fees in fen-phen litigation.
In a 29-page report issued on Feb. 22, Trial Commissioner William Graham concluded that Chesley and his co-counsel unlawfully took attorney fees totaling 49% of settlement funds in a class-action against diet-drug maker American Home Products in a Kentucky state court. Chesley collected about $20 million in fees.
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