Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines is suing attorney Jay Wingate to recover about $1 million in attorney fees, alleging his firm used misrepresentation to settle 23 worker-injury cases with the cruise line. Lawyers for the company pressed their claim after effectively forcing Wingate off of 77 other admiralty cases. Royal Caribbean claimed a Wingate paralegal and investigator paid kickbacks to a corrupt claims adjuster with the cruise line in exchange for inside information on acceptable settlement amounts.
March 19, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines is suing attorney Jay Wingate to recover about $1 million in attorney fees, alleging his firm used misrepresentation to settle 23 worker-injury cases with the cruise line.
Lawyers for the Miami-based company pressed their claim Monday for the money in Miami-Dade Circuit Court after effectively forcing Wingate off a portfolio of 77 other admiralty cases.
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