Wright v. Tschirn

I,SULLIVAN, Judge.

This is a concursus proceeding for the disbursement of attorney fees and expenses among three attorneys who represented Joseph Benoit in a federal multi-district products liability litigation against Acromed Corporation, the manufacturer of an orthopedic bone screw. One of the attorneys appeals the judgment of the trial court. For the following reasons, we affirm in part, reverse in part, amend, and affirm as amended the judgment of the trial court.

Facts

A number of attorneys represented Mr. Benoit prior to and during the course of the multi-district litigation which ended in…