Health Law

Cerebral Palsy Settlement - Canada

Here is a great discussion of a $4.2 Million dollar fee in a medical malpractice case that settled for $12.7 million.  It sounds like this particular solicitor came into a case late and provided excellent representation.

Mr. Justice Robert Smith has released a significant decision in which he has considered the issue of contingency fees charged to persons under a legal disability. He approved legal fees of $4.2 million in a medical malpractice case that settled for about $12.5 million. His Honour held that while it is up to the court to approve contingency fee arrangements with disabled plaintiffs, “substantial weight” should be given to such agreements where they have been entered into by a sophisticated party who considered and weighed the risks involved and acted in the best interests of the child.

Please go read the full Blog post over at CavanaghWilliams.com. It is a well put together post.  Alternatively you can access the court's opinion at this link.

Full post as published by Cerebral Palsy Law Blog on December 01, 2007 (boomark / email).