Harrington v. Estate of Batchelor
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
WELLS, Judge.
Linda Harrington appeals from contingency fee awards to her former trial and appellate attorneys for their successful representation of her in an action for breach of a shareholder’s agreement which resulted in a settlement. She also appeals from an order approving that settlement agreement claiming that the order erroneously fails to award either pre or post judgment interest.
We affirm the contingency fee awards because the agreements between Harrington and both her former trial and appellate lawyers expressly and unambiguously state that the attorneys will be entitled to…
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