{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"karl-scott-lambert-and-joseph-scott-lambert-defendants","displayName":"KARL SCOTT LAMBERT and JOSEPH SCOTT LAMBERT, Defendants-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37860:2024-01-08","opinionId":"0c7ef261-9afc-5998-857b-855e88482802","slug":"jal-and-jll-bnf-kayla-mason-and-kl-bnf-amanda-lewis-and-diane-lewis-campb-d37860","caseName":"J.A.L. and J.L.L. b/n/f KAYLA MASON and K.L. b/n/f AMANDA LEWIS and DIANE LEWIS-CAMPBELL, Plaintiff-Appellant\nv.\nKARL SCOTT LAMBERT and JOSEPH SCOTT LAMBERT, Defendants-Respondents","caseNumber":"SD37860","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-01-08","year":2024,"display_summary":"Diane Lewis-Campbell appealed the trial court's judgment regarding the apportionment of a wrongful death settlement and the payment of attorney's fees. Lewis-Campbell, the mother of the decedent, and the decedent's minor children were claimants in a $2.5 million settlement. The trial court ordered each claimant to pay their attorney's fees as contracted from their share. The appellate court affirmed, holding that section 537.095 requires payment of attorney's fees as contracted when a valid agreement exists, and does not permit modification based on Rule 4-1.5 or allow fee sharing from other claimants when they have their own counsel before the settlement judgment is rendered.","primaryTopic":"wrongful-death","topicSlugs":["wrongful-death","civil-procedure","contracts","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=204313","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/jal-and-jll-bnf-kayla-mason-and-kl-bnf-amanda-lewis-and-diane-lewis-campb-d37860","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"},{"slug":"wrongful-death","label":"Wrongful Death","href":"/practice-areas/wrongful-death","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: wrongful-death"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/wrongful-death"}],"role":"respondent"}]}