CARTY v. STATE OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT

No. 12-40750.

756 F.3d 436 (2014)

Christy CARTY, Individually and as Next Friend for Bryce Carty, Justice Carty and Maddy Carty, Minors and as Representative of the Estate of Jimmy Carty Jr, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT, Intervenor Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Texas Department of Public Safety, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 1, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger William Anderson, Esq. (argued), Gillen & Anderson, William Sam Hommel, Jr. , Tyler, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Laura B. Fountain, Esq. (argued), Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas, Austin, TX, for Intervenor Plaintiff-Appellant.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, OWEN, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Intervenor Plaintiff-Appellant State Office of Risk Management (SORM) appeals the district court's judgment approving the settlement between Christy Carty, individually and as next friend to her minor children, and a private party alleged to be responsible for her husband's death. Specifically, it challenges the district court's deduction of attorneys' fees and expenses from its subrogation interest as well as the court's conclusion regarding the extent...

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