Malonis v. Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.

This is an action by a discharged attorney, George C. Malonis (“Malo-nis”), against his successor counsel, Robert W. Harrington (“Harrington”), for a share of the contingent fee that counsel received after the litigation involved was settled. A review of the trial judge’s rulings on Malonis’ requests for rulings of law requires us to consider the evidence in the light most favorable to Malonis. So viewed, the evidence would have warranted the following findings:

After an automobile accident in 1991, Marc Loiselle (“Loiselle”) hired Malonis to represent him in the ensuing tort action. They…