Reed v. Breton

JANSEN, EJ.

In this wrongful-death case, plaintiff appeals by delayed leave granted the circuit court’s denial of his motion to approve the proposed distribution of attorney fees following a settlement. The circuit court declined to approve the proposed distribution to the extent that it provided for total attorney fees in excess of one-third of plaintiffs net recovery. We affirm.

Plaintiff s son was killed in an automobile accident involving an intoxicated driver. Plaintiff, as personal representative of his son’s estate, retained Dennis Hurst & Associates to represent the estate in a…