Legal Opinion
Seal v. Pipeline, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 11, 1984No. 84-3196PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
We again consider this appeal from an award of attorney’s fees. We dismissed the prior appeal for failure of compliance with the separate writing requirement of Fed.R.Civ.P. 58. 724 F.2d 1116 (5th Cir. 1984). That oversight has been rectified and the appeal is now properly before the court.
Injured while working as a seaman, Benton Lee Seal retained counsel and sought damages under the Jones Act and general maritime law. Seal sequentially hired three attorneys, executing, with each, a retainer agreement providing for a contingency fee of 40%. The third attorney negotiated…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Saucier v. Hayes Dairy Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- United States v. Bennie Ray Winship, A/K/A Nip, and Jerry BiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Hymen Schlesinger and David A. Hensler v. Hon. Hubert Teitelbaum, United States District JudgeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Simon v. MetoyerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
3Cited by7 opinions
- Green v. Louis Fireison & AssociatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- In The Matter Of P & E Boat Rentals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Watts v. WilliamsDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1993
- Collins v. Martzell, Thomas & BickfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Charles James Seal, Administrator of the Succession of Benton Lee Seal v. Pipeline, Inc., Ray W. Breland, Jr., Intervenor-Appellant v. Morris Bart, III and John M. RobinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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