Ronald F. Burger v. Continental National American Group

PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.

This is an action for attorneys’ fees. The suit was brought by Ronald F. Burger (Burger), a tractor-trailer driver; P & P Transportation Co. (P & P), a truck leasing enterprise by whom Burger was employed; and Nationwide Mutual Liability Insurance Company (Nationwide), P & P’s insurer and the real party in interest among the plaintiffs. The defendant is Continental National American Group (Continental), the insurer of Nor- walk Truck Lines, Inc. (Norwalk). Nor-walk is not a party to this suit.

The present suit arises as a consequence of an earlier wrongful death action…