Legal Opinion
Meyer v. Michigan Mutual Insurance
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided February 2, 2000No. 98-3432PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSnyder, J.
¶ 1. This is an appeal from a judgment approving a settlement and distributing insurance proceeds pursuant to WlS. Stat. § 102.29(1) (1995-96). Michigan Mutual Insurance Co. (Michigan Mutual) contends that the circuit court improperly exercised its discretion in awarding Scott R. Meyer a one-third contingent attorneys' fee as part of the "reasonable cost of collection" under § 102.29(1). Michigan Mutual claims that the circuit court should have considered a list of factors under SCR 20:1.5(a) (1999) in assessing the reasonableness of Meyer's attorneys' fees. Because we conclude that the court…
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