From Kentucky.com. Links in the post were added by me and go to the KBA opinions referenced in the article.
Two fen-phen lawyers disbarred
Fen-phen settlement lawyers William Gallion and Shirley Allen Cunningham Jr. have been permanently disbarred from legal practice by the Kentucky Supreme Court.
The high court entered orders Thursday afternoon disbarring both attorneys. Neither man can ever apply for reinstatement to the bar, the orders say. Cunningham and Gallion had filed motions with the court asking to withdraw from the Kentucky Bar under terms of permanent disbarment.
Thursday's disbarment is just the latest twist in the legal saga involving the $200 million diet-drug lawsuit that began in 2001, shortly after the case was settled on behalf of 440 former clients who said the drug fen-phen damaged their hearts and lungs.
In agreeing to the court's disbarment order, Gallion and Cunningham admitted to committing eight of 22 ethical violations that had been alleged in their handling of the settlement money.
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