Legal Opinion

Faythe S. Takahashi and Hideo H. Takahashi v. Loomis Armored Car Service, and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 13, 1980No. 78-1584PublishedCited by 134 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from the district court’s allocation of attorney’s fees between an injured employee, Faythe S. Takahashi, and her employer’s compensation carrier, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., in connection with the settlement of a third party action under Hawaii Revised Statute (HRS) § 386-8. The carrier contends that the district court improperly calculated the employer’s proportionate share of attorney’s fees. We affirm.

For job-related injuries, Mrs. Takahashi received a workers’ compensation award of $40,906.93, to be paid over an extended period of time. She…

2Cases cited10 opinions

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3Cited by134 opinions

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