A new bill has been signed into law in Virginia that prohibits the use of contingent payment provisions on construction projects. The new law amends VA ST §§ 2.2-4354 and 11-4.6 and provides that ...

Local governmental entities would have to follow a new procedure to hire contingent-fee plaintiffs law firms for cases involving engineering and architects under a bill that a Texas legislative ...

The Rules of Professional Conduct — the ethical rules governing the legal profession — define a contingent fee as “a fee for legal services under which compensation is to be contingent in whole or in ...

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 ...

(Reuters) - The academic debate about whether judges overseeing multidistrict litigation have the power to cap fees for lawyers who signed individual contingency fee contracts with the clients is ...

[This article is the second part of a series looking at the legal issues raised in Parallel Networks v. Jenner & Block, a case for which petition for writ of certiorari has been filed at the U.S.

This guide demystifies how these agreements work for Michigan residents, providing what you need to know to make an informed ...

Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell can hire private attorneys under contingency contracts in some circumstances, a judge ruled Monday. (Lauren McGaughy, NOLA ...