United States Fifth Circuit

In plaintiff's appeal from the district court's denial of a contingency fee negotiated between plaintiff and his counsel, the order is affirmed where district courts may employ the lodestar method to determine whether an attorney fee constitutes a "windfall" under Gisbrecht v. Barnhart, 535 U.S. 789 (2002).

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/30/2010
• Published 09/30/2010

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• United States Fifth Circuit

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