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
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Use of Contingency Fee Private Counsel Appealed
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A variety of business groups have weighed in as amici, asking the Supreme Court to recognize how contingency fee arrangements by California counties a…
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California Supreme Court Amends Rules for Government Retention of Private Contingent Fee Counsel
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The California supreme court has taken a major step backward by modifying a 1985 decision that had properly limited the power of government agencies t…
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California Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Contingent Fee Public Nuisance Issue
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The California Supreme Court has agreed to hear a public nuisance case involving lead paint manufacturers that raises the important issue whether publ…
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