Legal Opinion

Four Winds, LLC v. Smith & DeBonis, LLC

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided September 19, 2006No. 45A03-0508-CV-403PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KIRSCH, Chief Judge.

This case involves a dispute for attorney fees brought by the law firm of Smith & DeBonis, LLC ("Smith") against its former client, Four Winds, LLC ("Four Winds"). In this appeal, Four Winds raises three issues, which we restate as:

I. Whether the trial court erred in entering judgment for Smith be cause the case in which Smith earned the contingent attorney fees is still pending in federal court.

Whether the trial court erred by failing to conduct a separate hearing on whether Smith's conduct following its termination constituted a breach of fiduciary duty that would…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. GKC Indiana Theatres, Inc. v. Elk Retail Investors, LLC.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2002
  2. Galanis v. Lyons & TruittIndiana Supreme Court · 1999
  3. State Ex Rel. Shannon v. Hendricks Circuit CourtIndiana Supreme Court · 1962
  4. Wedgewood Community Ass'n, Inc. v. NashIndiana Court of Appeals · 2003
  5. Bennett v. NSR, INC.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1990

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  3. Price Waicukauski & Riley, LLC v. MurrayDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 2014
  4. Cohen & Malad, LLP v. DalyIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014
  5. Herr v. Carter Lumber, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2008

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