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WAMPOLD v. E. ERIC GUIRARD & ASSOCIATES

No. 04-31000.

442 F.3d 269 (2006)

Mervin H. WAMPOLD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. E. ERIC GUIRARD & ASSOCIATES, Thomas R. Pittenger, and Steven A. Debosier Defendants-Appellants. E. Eric Guirard and Associates, Thomas R. Pittenger, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Mervin H. Wampold, Defendant Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 1, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Myron A. Walker, Jr. (argued), Valerie Briggs Bargas, Seale, Smith, Zuber & Barnette, Baton Rouge, LA, for Wampold.

Leonard Cardenas, III (argued), Cardenas Law Firm, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

We are asked to determine whether, under Louisiana law, the phrase "gross proceeds of recovery" in a standard-form, contingency-fee contract includes future, post-judgment disability benefits. Concluding that it does not, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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The present dispute over legal fees arises out of Thomas Pittenger's representation of Mervin...

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