Legal Opinion
Thaxton v. Norfolk Southern Corp.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 24, 2007No. A07A1446PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.
Jones and Granger, a Texas law firm (the firm), appeals from the trial court’s order allocating attorney fees to attorneys John Moss and Charles Mathis in this Federal Employers’ Liability Act lawsuit filed on behalf of Larry Thaxton against Norfolk Southern Corporation and others.
Larry Thaxton retained the firm in 1996 to pursue his claim that second-hand smoke in the workplace caused him injury. Although the firm’s main office was located in Houston, associate John Moss worked out of the Atlanta office and the case was assigned to him. In February 2000, Moss left…
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