Legal Opinion
Donnarumma v. Barracuda Tanker Corp.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided February 28, 1978No. CV 77-1026-RJKPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
KELLEHER, District Judge.
Three proposed compromise settlements are before the Court for approval regarding wrongful death claims brought by plaintiffs under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688.1 Two of the settlements (Franca D’Asaro and Elvira Cacace Donnarumma) include claims by minor children; the third (Lisa Scarogni) includes releases made by children who have reached the age of majority;2 and each of the proposed settlements provides, for the payment of attorney’s fees to plaintiff’s attorneys in the amount of one third of the settlement amount, pursuant to a…
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