The Georgia Court of Appeals is being asked to decide whether plaintiffs lawyers can tack on their 40% contingency fee award on top of a $33 million wrongful death verdict. “I want to hear why this is something legitimate,” Presiding Judge Sara Doyle said.
October 23, 2020 at 11:12 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Daily Report Online
A big fee was the sticking point Thursday during Zoom oral arguments before the Georgia Court of Appeals.
The panel of three—Presiding Judge Sara Doyle, Chief Judge Chris McFadden and Judge Ken Hodges—is being asked to decide whether plaintiffs lawyers can tack on their 40% contingency fee award on top of a $33 million wrongful death verdict.
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Georgia Court of Appeals Presiding Judge Sara Doyle (from left), Laurie Webb Daniel of Holland & Knight and Mike Terry of Bondurant Mixson & Elmore. (Courtesy photo)
