{"id":523,"date":"2016-08-03T16:05:58","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T16:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nixlaw.wpengine.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=523"},"modified":"2025-08-13T08:00:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T08:00:26","slug":"master-settlement-agreement-entered-into-in-granuflo-litigation","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nixlaw.com\/es\/practice-areas\/dangerous-drug-and-medical-device-litigation\/master-settlement-agreement-entered-into-in-granuflo-litigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Master Settlement Agreement Entered Into in GranuFlo Litigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following four years of contentious litigation, attorneys from Nix, Patterson &amp; Roach, along with co-counsel, obtained an agreement from Fresenius Medical Care to settle the GranuFlo multi-district litigation for $250 million. 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