Client's Comp Attorney Can't Share in Fee from Her UIM Case

A California appellate court ruled that an attorney who obtained workers' compensation benefits and a personal injury settlement for his client was not entitled to a share of the attorney fees from the settlement that a different lawyer obtained for the same client under the client's underinsured motorist policy. Case: Maiorano v. Howell, No. D062233, 03/11/2014, unpublished. Facts: Kristen Osegueda suffered injuries in a work-related car accident in March 2007. She hired attorney Joseph Howell to represent her in a personal injury action against the other driver involved in ...