The plaintiffs brought a Rule 7 motion for approval of a $140,000 tort settlement for a minor who suffered a fractured femur in a motor vehicle accident.
The court approved the settlement quantum but found the proposed legal fees and disbursements excessive.
The court reduced the lawyer's fees from $30,000 to $20,000, denied a disbursement for a nurse practitioner, reduced photocopying costs, and refused to approve payment of a chiropractic account from the tort settlement without further explanation.
