Legal Opinion
Albunio v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 3, 2014PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Lippman.
This appeal concerns the appropriate treatment of statutory counsel fees awarded under the New York City Human Rights Law where the contingency fee agreement does not explicitly mention statutory fees. We hold that, absent a contract term expressly providing for a different distribution, an attorney is entitled to the greater of either the contingency fee or the statutory award.
*69In March 2005, appellants, former NYPD Captain Lori Alburno and former NYPD Lieutenant Thomas Connors retained nonparty respondent Mary Dorman to represent them in a lawsuit…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Venegas v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Albunio v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 2011
- Jacobson v. SassowerNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Matter of CoopermanNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Gair v. PeckNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Haggart v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2014
- Marchuk v. Faruqi & Faruqi, LLPDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2015
- Law Offices of J. Stewart Moore, P.C. v. TrentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
- Stewart v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
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