Court Empowers Lawyers in Claims Bill Fee Disputes
The Fourth District Court of Appeal sides with attorneys seeking fees even if a legislative claims bill restricts them.
June 28, 2017 at 11:00 AM
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Which comes first, the promise of a sizable contingency fee or the Florida Legislature's passage of a claims bill?
The answer is the fee agreement between, typically, one or more prominent personal injury law firms and a victim suing someone who enjoys the protection of sovereign immunity and damage caps. The example from this past session is $3.75 million in private relief to Victor Barahona, the victim of hideous child abuse that his twin sister, Nubia, did not survive.
But would a claims bill ever get past go without the guarantee of a significant fee and costs to cover lobbyists and everything else it takes to succeed in the Legislature?
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