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Levine v. Bayne, Snell & Krause, Ltd.

Texas Supreme Court

Decided April 5, 2001No. 99-0981PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Enoch

in which Chief Justice PHILLIPS, Justice BAKER, Justice HANKINSON, and Justice O’NEILL join..

Ron and Serena Levine agreed to pay their lawyers one-third of “any amount received by settlement or recovery” from their lawsuit against Donald and Pat Smith. The Levines obtained an award against the Smiths, but the award was offset by the Smiths’ successful counterclaim. The Levines and their attorneys now argue over how to calculate the one-third contingent fee-Should the fee be calculated on the full amount awarded to the Levines, or should it be calculated on the amount awarded to the Levines…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Bennett v. PotterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1919
  2. Hamilton v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  3. Cardenas v. Ramsey CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
  4. Matter of MyersIndiana Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Wooldridge v. BradburyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1919

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3Cited by41 opinions

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  3. Hoover Slovacek LLP v. WaltonTexas Supreme Court · 2006
  4. In re DavenportTexas Supreme Court · 2017
  5. Leasehold Expense Recovery, Inc. v. Mothers Work, Inc. Mothers Work (Re) Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003

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