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Contingency Fee
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The Energy Law Blog
Louisiana Legislature Considers Bill to Allow State to Pay Attorneys Using Contingency Fee Arrangement
By Kelly Becker The Louisiana legislature is currently considering House Bill 758 which would allow the Attorney General to pay up to a twenty-five percent contingency fee to outside attorneys…
Legal Profession Blog
A Reasonable Fee
An attorney was retained by the father of a deceased child to prosecute a wrongful death action. The father and the lawyer agreed to a 1/3 contingency fee. The case…
Legal Profession Blog
Fee Apportionment Affirmed
A decision from the New York Appellate Division for the First Judicial Department in a fight over legal fees between two law firms:Order...in a dispute between plaintiff's outgoing and incoming…
Aviation Law Monitor
Aviation Lawyers and the Contingency Fee Contract
By Mike Danko
Most victims of a helicopter or airplane accident can't afford to pay aviation attorneys an hourly rate to investigate the cause of the crash or to take an aviation lawsuit…
Legal Profession Blog
Remand To Determine Reasonable Fee
An attorney represented a client in a workers' compensation matter under a 1/3 contingency fee agreement. The representation terminated prior to completion and the attorney sought a lien or fees…
New York Injury Cases Blog
What exactly is a contingency fee and how does it work?
A contingency fee is a fee that is not earned or paid until and unless a certain event occurs - in injury cases this means there has to be a…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Considering Appropriateness of State’s Hiring of Contingency Fee Lawyers
By joetort
...in connection with alleged off-label promotions of Risperdal-manufacturer Janssen Pharmaceuticals, as reported by Drug & Device Law.BGS
TortsProf Blog
Personal Injury Roundup No. 12 (10/24/08)
On this day in history, the George Washington Bridge in New York City was dedicated, and the forty-hour work week went into effect in the United States. No historical torts…
Mass Tort Defense
California Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Contingent Fee Public Nuisance Issue
By Sean Wajert
The California Supreme Court has agreed to hear a public nuisance case involving lead paint manufacturers that raises the important issue whether publ
Labor Law Prof Blog
Contingency Fees Across the Pond
In Britain, solicitors can take employment cases on a contingency (or, in Brit parlance, "no-win-no-fee") basis. But the Ministry of Justice has announced that there will be a "research based…