Legal Opinion
Noel v. RIBBITS, LLC
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided December 13, 2011No. AC 32552PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BISHOP, J.
The plaintiffs, Lisa Noel and Jessica Wildowsky, appeal from the trial court’s judgment awarding attorney’s fees in their favor. On appeal, the plaintiffs challenge the amount of the court’s award, claiming that the court improperly relied solely on the contingency provisions of their fee agreements in calculating the award. We agree and, accordingly, reverse the judgment of the trial court.
On December 7, 2009, the plaintiffs filed a third amended complaint against the defendants, their former employers, Ribbits, LLC, Edward Birkmanis and Gustav Birkmanis. The plaintiffs each…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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