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BURAS v. ACE DYNASTY

Nos. 98-CA-2361, 98-CA-2362.

731 So.2d 1010 (1999)

Gary K. BURAS and Jonathan C. Buras v. ACE DYNASTY, et al. Patricia Buras Wallace, et al. v. Harold Arceneaux, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

March 31, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark A. Ackal, Mark A. Ackal & Associates, Lafayette, Louisiana, Attorney for Appellant, Mark A. Ackal.

Philip F. Cossich, Jr., Darren D. Sumich, Cossich, Martin & Sumich, Belle Chase, LA, Attorneys for Appellee, Cossich, Martin & Sumich, L.L.C.

Court composed of Judge JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Judge MIRIAM G. WALTZER and Judge PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY.

WALTZER, Judge.

Two different law firms were hired by a particular plaintiff in a wrongful death and survival action. Todd Buras hired Mark Ackal to represent him, and after discharging Ackal, Todd Buras hired Philip Cossich. Both Ackal and Cossich claim a percentage of the attorney's fees generated from the settlement of Todd Buras' claim. The trial court awarded Cossich eighty (80%) percent of the fee and Ackal twenty (20%) percent of the fee. Ackal appeals this...

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