ALDOUS v. DARWIN NAT. ASSUR. CO.

No. 16-10537.

851 F.3d 473 (2017)

Charla ALDOUS; Charla G. Aldous, P.C., doing business as Aldous Law Firm, Plaintiffs-Appellants Cross-Appellees v. DARWIN NATIONAL ASSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED March 16, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bobby Mark Rubarts, Brent Edward Basden, Koning Rubarts, L.L.P., Bobby Mark Rubarts, K & L Gates, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants Cross-Appellees.

Craig Brinker, Thomas M. Spitaletto, Esq., Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, L.L.P., Craig Brinker, Henslee Schwartz, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee Cross-Appellant.

Before REAVLEY, ELROD, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.


Litigation over two trusts begat litigation between the prevailing party, Albert Hill III, and his attorneys. Appellant Charla Aldous is one of those attorneys, and she prevailed against her erstwhile client. In addition to establishing an entitlement to significant attorney's fees, Aldous and her cohort also successfully...

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