Legal Opinion
Campania Management Co. v. Rooks, Pitts & Poust
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 14, 2002No. 01-1651, 01-1771PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
A third-party claims administrator, Campania Management Company (“Cam-pania”), hired the law firm of Rooks, Pitts & Poust (“Rooks”) to defend Metropolitan Rehabilitation Services, Inc. (“MRSI”) in a products liability case filed against MRSI in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Ill. In spite of the fact that Rooks settled the case, Campania refused to pay Rooks, and this breach of contract suit followed. The district judge held a one-day bench trial and found that Rooks was entitled to recover attorney’s fees and expenses totaling $101,300. The judge also awarded…
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