POLLARD v. THE PLACERS, INC.

No. 257, 1997.

703 A.2d 1211 (1997)

Kathleen S. POLLARD, Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. THE PLACERS, INC., Defendant Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: December 15, 1997.

Rehearing Denied January 8, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey Bernard Rubenstein, Wilmington, for Appellant.

Natalie S. Wolf, of Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, Wilmington, for Appellee.

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


BERGER, Justice:

In this workers' compensation case, we review the adequacy of an award of attorneys' fees. The Superior Court awarded substantially less than the amount appellant requested, based upon its finding that only a portion of the attorney's time was successful and its determination of a reasonable hourly rate, under the circumstances. We find that the Superior Court correctly applied the law and acted well within...

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