Legal Opinion
Pellegrin v. National Union Fire Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 18, 2010No. 09-1283PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge TRAXLER and Senior Judge HAMILTON joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
After winning their disabled client an $18 million personal injury settlement that will pay for his care for the rest of his life, the attorneys in this case saw their compensation slashed by the district court from the thirty-three percent provided in their contingency fee agreement to a mere three percent. While a district court does possess discretion in approving fee awards, particularly when its power to protect minors…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Dale Wells, William Hlywa v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appeal of John S. HoggCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Grissom v. the Mills Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2008
- Dionisio v. Dacanay and Reynaldo C. Dacanay, by His Father and Next Friend v. Saturnina Mendoza, Victor P. Mendoza, and Doe Insurance Co. No. 1Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc. v. Peerless InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
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