Breton, LLC v. Lincoln National Life Insurance

MEMORANDUM OPINION

LEONIE M. BRINKEMA, District Judge.

Before the Court are the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment [Dkt. Nos. 51 and 54], For the following reasons, the defendant’s motion will be granted and the plaintiffs motion will be denied.

I. Background

This civil action presents a dispute over the payment of insurance and takings proceeds, along with a claim for the recovery of attorneys’ fees incurred in an earlier insurance coverage action in this District. The central dispute concerns whether the plaintiffs attorneys are entitled to recover their fees as a percentage of the…