This article proposes language to include in retainer agreements to enable the monetization of non-monetary victories and compensate attorneys for all their work on behalf of their contingency clients ...

BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a $100,000 joint disposition agreement on Friday with a lobbying firm that allegedly profited from an inappropriate ...

The dispute over the proper taxation of contingency fees paid to an attorney continues. Several circuit courts have maintained the amounts were not taxable. A recent case expanded the exclusion.

A contingency fee or contingent fee is common in personal injury lawsuits, because those cases usually involve a monetary value. There is a settlement or a judgment that can be anticipated, and the ...

In proceedings arising from a medical malpractice claim, the Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed a law firm’s appeal upon ...

When hiring a personal injury lawyer, one of the first questions clients often ask is about legal fees. For many, paying upfront for an attorney feels overwhelming, especially when dealing with ...

NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge on Friday imposed a 25 percent cap on contingency fees for attorneys whose clients resolve their claims against BP over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico through a ...

Shire Pharmaceuticals is on the hook for more than $20 million in fees owed to Keker, Van Nest & Peters, thanks to a ruling on Tuesday by Vice Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of the Delaware Chancery ...

On its face, the $75 million S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson paid two Columbia law firms to help win a record-setting payment from the federal government over plutonium stored at the Savannah River ...

In a typical contingency fee arrangement, the successful attorney receives a percentage of "all sums recovered" by his or her client in a dispute or litigation ...