United States Eleventh Circuit

In dispute over attorney fees awarded after settlement of mass tort litigation, district court's denial of the attorney fees claim and enjoining of defendants from prosecuting a breach of contract action against plaintiff law firm, is reversed as the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to adjudicate the claim and to enter the injunction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/27/2006
• Published 11/27/2006

Judges

• TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:, Before TJOFLAT and COX, Circuit Judges, and GEORGE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Charles K. Hamilton, Bruce F. Rogers, Bainbridge, Mims, Rogers & Smith, LLP, Birmingham, AL, for Defendants-Appellants., Joel E. Dillard, William J. Baxley, Baxley, Dillard, Dauphin, McKnight & Barclift, Brian M. Clark, Robert F. Childs, Jr., Robert L. Wiggins, Jr., Wiggins, Childs, Quinn & Pantazis, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.