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Contingency Fee
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Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Brickman on Contingency Fees
By joetort
Lester Brickman (Cardozo) has posted to SSRN his article, Unmasking the Powerful Force that Has Mis-Shaped the American Civil Justice System, which appears in the Global Competition Law Review, Vol. 4,…
Mass Tort Defense
Supreme Court Passes on Case Involving State Retention of Private Counsel
By Sean Wajert
The U.S. Supreme Court declined last week to review a California Supreme Court ruling that permitted cities and counties to engage private attorneys f
Personal Injury Law Journal
How Much Will It Cost To Have An Attorney Represent Me?
"I was injured in a car accident or in a fall at a store. I've been contacted by the insurance company for the responsible party, and now I don't know…
TortsProf Blog
Swett on Establishing Reasonable Contingency Fees
Jeffrey Swett (Student/Tennessee) has posted his note to SSRN. Entitled Determining a Reasonable Percentage in Establishing a Contingency Fee: A New Tool to Remedy an Old Problem, the abstract provides:The…
TortsProf Blog
Introducing Guest Blogger Lester Brickman
Monday’s Guest Blogger is Lester Brickman, Professor of Law and former Acting Dean at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he teaches contracts and legal ethics. He has…
California Personal Injury Law Case Notes
The San Bruno Explosion and the Contingency Fee Agreement
Most victims of the Glenview explosion can't afford to pay attorneys an hourly rate to investigate the cause of the accident or to take a potential lawsuit to trial. For these…
Florida Insurance Blog
Continuing Saga: For Whom Does the Insurance Agent Work?
By Mark Nation
The question often arises in insurance litigation concerning whether the insurance agent is an "agent" for the insurance company, or an agent for the insured. Whenever this issue arises, the…
West Virginia Business Litigation
Fourth Circuit Vacates District Court Decision Reducing Contingency Fee By 90%
I want to discuss a new decision from the Fourth Circuit, which Rob Hoskins brought to my attention last week on ERISABoard. The case involves the reasonableness of attorney’s fees…
Litigation & Trial
Should Pennsylvania Taxpayers Be Forced To Hire Lawyers On The Billable Hour?
In today's Wall Street Journal: Good news: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear an unusual but important legal challenge in a case involving Governor Ed Rendell’s hiring of…
California Personal Injury Law Case Notes
What is a Contingency Fee Agreement?
Most personal injury attorneys represent their clients under a contingency fee agreement. The client pays nothing for attorneys' fees or the costs of the lawsuit until the end of the…