Dockins v. State Farm Insurance Company

Last year, this court decided Dockins v. State Farm Ins. Co., 329 Or 20, 985 P2d 796 (1999), a case involving an action on an insurance policy. Petitioners were plaintiffs in that action. They prevailed on appeal, thereby establishing their right to collect “reasonable” attorney fees from defendant insurer (respondent) under ORS 742.061. Petitioners now seek a specific amount of fees — $41,513.12—for the work their lawyers performed in the course of that appeal. Respondent opposes the petition for attorney fees, arguing that the amount requested is unreasonable and that a sum of $15,000 would…