The steering committee is appointed by the transferee court to conduct common discovery, retain and develop general causation experts, brief common motions, prepare bellwether cases, and negotiate global resolution.
Committees are typically organized into subcommittees by function, and members are compensated from the common benefit fund.
Alternative Names:
PSC, Steering Committee
Why it Matters?
The committee is the plaintiff side's decision-making body, and its composition shapes the litigation's posture on everything from discovery aggressiveness to settlement appetite. For defense counsel, understanding who leads which function determines who to engage on particular issues. The committee's economic interest in the common benefit fund also influences timing, since resolution triggers compensation.
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