ELLIOTT v. MAINE UNEMPLOYMENT INS. COM'N


486 A.2d 106 (1984)

James ELLIOTT, et al. v. MAINE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION et al.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided December 31, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sunenblick, Fontaine & Reben, Donald F. Fontaine (orally), Portland, for plaintiffs.

James E. Tierney, Atty. Gen., Rufus E. Brown, Deputy Atty. Gen., Robert S. Frank, Asst. Atty. Gen. (orally), Augusta, for defendants.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and NICHOLS, ROBERTS, VIOLETTE, WATHEN and SCOLNIK, JJ.


NICHOLS, Justice.

The appeal before us presents an issue of first impression as to whether contingency factors may appropriately be included in the fees of attorneys who represent claimants for unemployment benefits.

The Defendants, the Maine Employment Security Commission and the Commissioner of Labor, appeal from an order of the Superior Court (Cumberland County), sustaining the appeals of the Plaintiffs, James Elliot and other claimants for employment security...

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