Van Cleave v. Osborne, Jenkins & Gamboa, Chtd.

OPINION

This action involving attorney’s fees has its origin in an automobile rollover accident that occurred in 1979 in which appellant Virginia Van Cleave was paralyzed. The facts of the underlying suits are discussed in our prior opinions of Van Cleave v. Gamboni Construction Co., 99 Nev. 544, 665 P.2d 250 (1983); and Van Cleave v. Gamboni Construction Co., 101 Nev. 524, 706 P.2d 845 (1985). The controversy before us began when Van Cleave hired the respondent law firm of Osborne, Jenkins & Gamboa, Chtd. (“Osborne firm”) to represent her in her personal injury action.

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