Seven dogged myths concerning contingency fees / Herbert M. Kritzer.

[St. Loius, Missouri] : Washington University in St. Loius, 2002.

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Lawyers -- Fees -- United States.

"One of the hallmarks of litigation in the United States us what we call the supposed litigiousness of the American populace, the contingency fee is a frequent target of so-capped tort reform who seek to reduce both the exposure to lawsuits and the amounts paid out in damages. Proponents of so-called reform have propounded a variety of criticisms of contingency fees, along the way creating a variety of myths about the nature and operation of contingency fees. Here, I demonstrate that the most frequently advanced myths are just that -- myths." -- Publisher's website.

Washington University Law Review : Volume 80 (3); p.739-794.

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