The applicant sought approval of an infant settlement for an accident benefits claim, approval of a contingency fee agreement to apply to both the accident benefits claim and a future tort action, and a sealing order for the court file.
The court declined to approve the settlement or the legal fees due to insufficient affidavit evidence from the litigation guardian and counsel as required by Rule 7.08.
The court also refused to approve the contingency fee agreement for the tort action, finding the fairness and reasonableness requirements were not met on the current record.
The request for a sealing order was dismissed as the applicant failed to meet the Dagenais/Mentuck test.
