Legal Opinion

Law Offices of David Efron v. Matthews & Fullmer Law Firm

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided April 1, 2015No. 14-1001PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises out of a dispute between two law firms over how to split attorneys’ fees due them as a result of their mutual clients’ recovery in the personal injury lawsuit that gave rise to this action. The appellant, the Law Offices of David Efron (“Efron”), 1 expresses unhappiness with the 40 percent share the district court awarded to his firm. 2 In support of Efron’s request that we order the district court to reapportion the fees in some unspecified manner, he challenges the court’s factual findings that he was not credible and that he intended to mislead the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Liteky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Dávila v. Corporación De Puerto Rico Para La Difusión PúblicaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
  4. Annabelle Lipsett v. Gumersindo BlancoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
  5. McCulloch v. Velez-MalaveCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004

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3Cited by36 opinions

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