A law firm could be required to refund a portion of a contingent fee that was deemed "unreasonable" based on events that occurred after the client executed her retainer agreement, the Colorado Court of Appeal has ruled in affirming judgment. The plaintiff received a judgment of $500,000 plus interest from an automobile accident lawsuit. The plaintiff recorded a lien against the real property of the judgment debtor and hired the law firm to collect the award under a 30 percent contingent fee agreement.
... any such judgment [as a result of an automobile accident] shall not relieve the judgment debtor fr... judgment debtor in an automobile accident lawsuit - usually an owner-operator like Mr. Perez - fails...
State law extinguishes a wrongful death claim brought by the mother of an uninsured motorist who was killed in auto accident, New has ruled in reversing judgment. The state's no-fault insurance statute generally bars an uninsured motorist from bringing a lawsuit for personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
OBA offers legal assistance for military The Oklahoma Bar Association has developed a legal assistance program for Oklahoma soldiers set to deploy to Afghanistan in March.
... "pain and suffering" damages after an accident. "There have to be greater consequences for uninsu... uninsured driver could receive through a lawsuit after an automobile accident would be limited to "...
The estate of a client could not proceed with a legal malpractice lawsuit commenced by the client before her death, the Idaho Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment. The client received workers' compensation benefits for catastrophic injuries suffered in an automobile accident. She later retained the defendant to represent her in a malpractice suit against her healthcare providers. After the medical malpractice claim was settled for $1.1 million, the state workers' compensation fund asserted a $665,000 subrogation claim against the settlement proceeds.
In Jonathan Delgado v. Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club of Southern California, a suit for damages was brought against Craig Reid, who was insured under a homeowners insurance policy issued by the Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club of Southern California. The Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeal and affirmed the trial court, because an accident is an unexpected, unforeseen, or undesigned happening or consequence from either a known or unknown cause. The Supreme Court concluded that an insured's unreasonable belief in the need for self-defense does nut turn the resulting purposeful and intentional act of assault and battery into "an accident" within the policy's coverage clause. Therefore, the insurance company had no duty to defend its insured in the laws...
... "becomes aware of, or if the third-party lawsuit pleads, facts giving rise to the potential for cov...
A child who lost his father in a car accident cannot pursue an action against his mother's insurance company for uninsured motorist coverage if the father was not an insured under that policy, the Court of Appeals held last week. In a case interpreting Section 19-509 of the Insurance Article of the Maryland Code, the court held that Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. was not required to provide coverage for the wrongful death of Jermal Thomas, killed while riding in a car driven by Damon Gaither in March 2002. Gaither, who was deemed to have acted negligently for purposes of the insurance lawsuit, had no automobile insurance.
A stipulation that an insurer has issued a policy covering an automobile involved in an accident is insufficient to prove, for the purposes of summary judgment, that the insurer has a duty to defend the insured in a lawsuit arising from that accident.
...Freddie filed this lawsuit against Defendants for injuries sustained in a Novvember 29, 2006 automobile accident. He alleges injuries to his head, neck, a...
... he was a passenger was struck by an automobile. The accident occurred in Wisconsin near the Minne..., but prior to the initiation of this lawsuit, respondent moved to Red Wing. Subsequently, she m...
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