NOEL v. RIBBITS, LLC

No. 32552.

35 A.3d 1078 (2011)

132 Conn.App. 531

Lisa NOEL, et al. v. RIBBITS, LLC, et al.

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Decided December 13, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregg D. Adler , with whom was Nicole M. Rothgeb , Hartford, for the appellants (plaintiffs).

John R. Williams , New Haven, for the appellees (defendants).

Kathleen Eldergill , Manchester, and Robert J. Kor , West Hartford, filed a brief for the Connecticut Employment Lawyers Association as amicus curiae.

Charles Krich , principal attorney, filed a brief for the commission on human rights and opportunities as amicus curiae.

BEACH, BISHOP and MIHALAKOS, Js.


BISHOP, J.

The plaintiffs, Lisa Noel and Jessica Wildowsky, appeal from the trial court's judgment awarding attorney's fees in their favor. On appeal, the plaintiffs challenge the amount of the court's award, claiming that the court improperly relied solely on the contingency provisions of their fee agreements in calculating the award. We agree and, accordingly, reverse the judgment of the trial court.

On December 7, 2009, the plaintiffs filed a third amended...

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