SIMMONS v. DELAWARE STATE HOSP.

No. 288, 1994.

660 A.2d 384 (1995)

Janet L.H. SIMMONS, Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. DELAWARE STATE HOSPITAL, Defendant Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: May 23, 1995.

Revised: June 9, 1995.

Reargument Denied: June 9, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey B. Rubenstein (argued), Wilmington, for appellant.

Nancy E. Chrissinger (argued), and John J. Klusman, Jr. of Tybout, Redfearn & Pell, Wilmington, for appellee.

William R. Peltz and Edward B. Carter, Jr. of Kimmel, Carter & Roman, Phillip E. Herrmann of Ament, Lynch & Carr and Christopher J. Curtin of Sawyer & Akin, Wilmington, on behalf of amicus curiae, Delaware Trial Lawyers' Ass'n.

David Curtis Glebe and Matthew F. Boyer, Office of Disciplinary Counsel, Wilmington, on behalf of amicus curiae, Office of Disciplinary Counsel.

Sherry V. Hoffman, Dept. of Justice, Wilmington, on behalf of amicus curiae, Dept. of Labor.

Cassandra Faline Kaminski and Natalie S. Wolf of Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, Wilmington, on behalf of amici curiae, employers and their insurance carriers.

Before VEASEY, C.J., WALSH, HOLLAND, HARTNETT, and BERGER, JJ. (constituting the Court en Banc).


ORDER

This ninth day of June, 1995, the Court has considered the appellant's motion for reargument.

1) The appellant has filed a motion for reargument and contends, inter alia, that it is not always possible to explain to a client the "break even" point of a settlement offer versus an award following a board hearing. The appellant also contends that attorneys who represent claimants in workmen compensation...

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