There are generally two ways recruiters get paid for finding candidates for open positions with employers: retainer fees and contingency fees. While retainers are paid up-front, contingency fees are ...

(Reuters) - Who says contingency fees are only for plaintiffs' firms? Glasscock said Cravath’s $47 million lodestar was not unreasonable, given that Williams’ evidentiary burden was much heavier than ...

Attorneys bringing personal injury and other suits on a contingency fee basis often face bankruptcy-related issues. A defendant may be insolvent, a bankruptcy trustee may assert an insurance policy is ...

The court's decision in A.W. v Mount Holly Bd. Of Ed. is an important reaffirmation that the bargaining power between lawyer and client is often uneven, and as a consequence the fee charged is always ...

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 ...

Lester Brickman almost single-handedly ripped the lid off of the high-volume processing and questionable legal tactics the asbestos bar has used to pry billions of dollars from manufacturers over the ...

You can revoke a power of attorney for any reason, but the first step is to notify the person with the power of attorney of your intent to revoke the document. If you've submitted the power of ...

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 ...

(Reuters) - Between them, Judges Guido Calabresi, Rosemary Pooler and Barrington Parker have sat on the appellate bench for more than 70 years. This 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals trio, in other ...

When a person is injured and considering hiring an injury attorney, they often question whether they can afford legal representation and ask, "Do I need to pay an attorney up front?" In cases of ...