Legal Opinion
Robert A. Swift v. Aug. Bolten (Wm. Miller's Nachfalger)
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 3, 1975No. 74-1814PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:
In this case counsel, who had successfully asserted a third-party negligence claim on behalf of an injured longshoreman against a shipowner, asked that his contingency fee, calculated on the full recovery had, be taxed in proportion to their respective share in the recovery, against both the longshoreman and the insurance carrier for the longshoreman’s employer, the stevedore, which had paid the longshoreman compensation and medical expenses under the terms of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. The District Court denied the requested apportionment.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Vaughan v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Cleveland Chouest v. A & P Boat Rentals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Maida Ludvik Sheris v. The Travelers Insurance Company, Maida Ludvik Sheris v. The Travelers Insurance ComapnyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- William Ballwanz, to the Use of Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Jarka Corporation of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
3Cited by19 opinions
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- Vito Valentino v. Rickners Rhederei, G.M.B.H., Ss Etha, and John W. McGrath Corporation, Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Ameta & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
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