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From: 9234dwz@houxf.UUCP (The Rev. Peak)
Newsgroups: net.legal,net.flame
Subject: Re: Liability Lawsuits Getting Out of Hand
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Date: Thu, 25-Jul-85 10:16:39 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 25 10:16:39 1985
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-->                                         As now stands, if an
-->attorney gets, say, 10% of the settlement, it is in his/her
-->interest to "go for the big bucks".
-->
-->What do YOU think?
-->
-->			SJBerry
-->
     
    I think if I could find an attourney for 10% of the settlement I'd
sue the butt off anyone and everyone ! These sharks almost always want
one third to one half of contingency settlements !


"First we shoot all the lawyers !"   <------------ who said that ?



    Dave Peak
    @  ihnp4!hotel!dxp

"All the net's a stage and all the men and women merely ham actors !"
- Rev Peak (apologies to Bill S.)