Legal Opinion
Boutte v. ABC Insurance Companies
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 6, 2002No. 2000-CA-0649PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
hBAGNERIS, Judge.
John Michael Lawrence (“Lawrence”), appellant, seeks to reverse the trial court’s apportionment of attorney’s fees. The trial court apportioned 60 percent to Marie A. Bookman (“Bookman”) and 40 percent *32to Lawrence for legal service rendered in a medical malpractice lawsuit. We affirm.
FACTS
Bookman was retained as an Attorney to represent Kim Boutte in a medical malpractice lawsuit in March 1992. Bookman and Boutte entered into an agreement where Bookman would receive a contingency fee of 40 percent of any settlement proceeds, once a lawsuit had been filed. Bookman filed a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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