[StBernard] Your right to choose
Westley Annis
westley at da-parish.com
Mon Apr 24 08:33:16 EDT 2006
why all the fuss?
it is all spelled out in plain English
Murphy oil and homeowners are involved in a class action suite
Many attorneys have filed separate suites
Torres has been appointed lead attorney by the judge
when you hire an attorney you contract for fees(% or a rate) and cost for
him to handle the case (postage, doctors testimony , experts, etc)
the "fees and cost" will come from the attorneys take and should not cost
the client , reason being the judge says it is Torres case and the other
attorneys owe him
key word "represented Persons" if you do not have an attorney , you do not
have to pay Torres. if you do have an attorney , he should have told you
this up front.
jg
>
> Quote:
> This obligation attaches in the following instances:
> The set-aside shall apply to cases currently pending or later filed
> in, transferred to, or removed to, this Court as well as unfiled cases
> treated as the consolidated case Patrick Joseph Turner v. Murphy Oil
> USA, Inc., Civil Action No.
> 05-4206,
> and includes claimants who reside within the class boundary who are
> included in the class action or who have opted out of the class action
> and are represented by counsel. This set-aside applies to all
> settlements made and judgments entered on or after the date on which
> this Order is signed. The set-aside in these cases shall be twelve
> (12) percent of the "gross monetary recovery." Ten (10) percent shall
> be deemed fees to be subtracted from the attorneys' fees portion of
> individual fee contracts, and two (2) percent shall be deemed costs to
> be subtracted from the client portion of individual fee contracts.
> Unquote:
>
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