Legal Opinion
Collins v. United Pacific Insurance
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 1, 1989No. 39, September Term, 1987PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McAULIFFE, Judge.
At issue here is a dispute between a worker’s compensation insurer and a claimant concerning the proper apportionment of attorney’s fees and expenses following a successful action against a tort-feasor who caused the compensable injury.
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Michael L. Collins, Sr. (claimant) suffered injuries as a result of an automobile accident which occurred on 22 November 1978, while the claimant was in the course of his employment with the Board of Education of Baltimore County. Through his attorney, Collins filed a timely claim for worker’s compensation benefits on 17 May 1979. By order of…
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- Johnson v. MilesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1947
- Western Maryland Railway Co. v. Employers' Liability Assurance Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1932
- Barrett v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1927
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