Legal Opinion
Daly's Case
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 9, 1989PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The main issue is the correctness of a decision by the Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA) approving the terms of a settlement of a third-party action. See G. L. c. 152, § 15 (1986 ed.). 2 The injured claimant, Thomas L. Daly, agreed to pay his attorney, Mr. James N. Esdaile, Jr., a contingent legal fee of one-third of any third-party recovery. Travelers Insurance Company (Travelers), which insured Daly’s employer, was fully reimbursed out of the third-party settlement for the compensation it paid Daly. The settlement apportioned Esdaile’s fee between Daly and Travelers. Travelers…
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