A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a claimants’ attorney was not entitled to the payment of additional fees from his former client after being discharged for cause.
Case: Duhe v. DCR Industrial Services, No. 2018 CA 0581, 12/06/2018, published.
Facts and procedural history: Raydell Duhe worked for DCR Industrial Services as a pipe fitter. He suffered injuries while at work in August 2013.
Duhe hired attorney Robert A. Lenter to pursue a workers' compensation claim.
Duhe signed an agreement providing that Lenter would be entitled to a fee of 20% any “instituted&rdqu...
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