Legal Opinion
John A. Hill and Susan M. Hill v. Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Fujisawa Usa, Inc., American Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc., Appeal Of: Neal Lewis
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 17, 2005No. 04-3080PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal concerns whether a federal trial judge had the authority to resolve an attorney lien dispute after the underlying case settled. In December of 2001, Indiana residents John Hill and wife Susan filed a diversity action in federal district court against manufacturers of the drug Heparin. Their complaint alleged that Mr. Hill’s use of Heparin following bypass surgery caused the loss of three limbs. The suit was filed by a Chicago attorney, David Fitzpatrick, only a week after the plaintiffs fired Neal Lewis, an attorney from Orland, Indiana. Lewis did…
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