The plaintiffs sought court approval for the settlement of a tort action and an attendant care action on behalf of a minor injured in a motor vehicle accident, as well as approval of the associated contingency fee agreements.
The court approved the settlements and found the contingency fee agreement to be fair.
The court approved the requested fee for the tort action, finding it reasonable given the complexity and risk involved.
However, the court found the requested one-third fee for the attendant care action to be unreasonable due to the lack of complexity and risk, and reduced it to twenty percent of the recovery.
