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BENJAMIN ACOSTA, INC. v. U.S.

Civ. No. 86-1650 HL.

686 F.Supp. 368 (1988)

BENJAMIN ACOSTA, INC., Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

March 8, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

José Luis Ubarri, Law Offices Benjamin Acosta, Jr., San Juan, P.R., for Benjamin Acosta, Inc.

José M. Pizarro-Zayas, Asst. U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, P.R., for U.S.

José David Medina Rivera, Hato Rey, P.R., for Corporación de Crédito Agrícola.

Francisco Navarro Mendia, Santurce, P.R., for Autoridad De Tierras de P.R.

OPINION AND ORDER

LAFFITTE, District Judge.

It may be frightening, but it is true. There exists no statutory provision in Puerto Rico establishing an attorney's lien on money obtained in a judgment or settlement. Cornier v. Superior Court, 96 P.R. R. 246 (1968); Martinez v. Hernandez, 456 F.2d 262, 264 (1st Cir.1972). The prior existence of a valid contingent fee agreement between attorney and successful client...

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