Moreno Farms, Inc. v. Tomato Thyme Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
Keaton & Associates, P.C. (“Keaton”) challenges the district court’s subject matter jurisdiction to discharge their attorney’s lien against the proceeds of a settlement in the underlying lawsuit in this case. We affirm.
Plaintiff Moreno Farms, Inc. employed Keaton as counsel to sue the Defendant Tomato Thyme Corporation in the Southern District of Florida, and suit was filed. Keaton later voluntarily withdrew, and filed an attorney’s lien against any funds Moreno Farms might recover. (Dkt. 45-1 at 1.) The underlying lawsuit then settled for $50,000. Tomato Thyme paid that money into the…
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