YANAKAKIS v. CHANDRIS, S.A.

No. 91-5542.

9 F.3d 1509 (1993)

Basil YANAKAKIS; Ira H. Leesfield; Roger L. Blackburn, d/b/a Leesfield & Blackburn, P.A., a Florida Professional Assoc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CHANDRIS, S.A., a Foreign Corp.; Chandris, Inc., d/b/a Chandris Cruise Lines, a Foreign Corporation, Defendants-Appellants, Matrona Miliaresis, Nikolas Miliaresis, Defendants, Transport Mutual Services, Inc., a Foreign Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 27, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Horr, Rodriguez, Horr, Aronson & Blanck, P.A., Miami, FL, Joseph T. Stearns, Kenny & Stearns, New York City, for defendants-appellants.

Joel D. Eaton, Podhurst, Orseck, Josefsberg, Eaton, Meadow, Olin & Perwin, P.A., Miami, FL, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before KRAVITCH and COX, Circuit Judges, and HOBBS, Senior District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

This appeal follows a verdict for the plaintiffs in an action for damages alleging tortious interference with contracts for legal representation. Basil Yanakakis, a Massachusetts attorney, entered into a contingent fee agreement with an injured Greek seaman. Thereafter, Yanakakis entered into a second fee agreement in which the Florida law firm of Leesfield & Blackburn, P.A., was retained to prosecute the seaman's claim. The defendants, Chandris, S...

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