Attorneys Push Back on Proposed Camp Lejeune Act Attorney Fee Caps
"My father was an attorney and he always said 'don't tell me what you made, tell me what you ended up with,'" said Baird Mandalas Brockstedt Federico & Cardea partner Philip Federico.
April 06, 2023 at 12:41 PM
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Courts & LitigationThe original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
Bipartisan efforts in both the House and Senate aim to add a cap to attorneys fees on lawsuits linked to exposure to toxic chemicals at a North Carolina marine base. But attorneys who are already working with clients to get some of the $6.1 billion made available via legislation passed last summer say the suggested caps are unreasonably low and the market will better police the process.
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