A contingency fee is a service fee that is often requested by the lawyer for services provided in a successful outcome of a lawsuit. (lnlegal.com)
The potential outcomes of the lawsuit and legal wrangling took on new urgency this week after reports that Mr. Cohen had won an emergency temporary restraining order from an arbitrator, barring Ms. Clifford from speaking out now, a measure that Ms. Clifford's lawyer, Michael J. Avenatti, declared invalid. (nytimes.com)
UPDATE: Senate GOP spokesman Scott Reif said: «We will review the judge's decision, but regardless of the final outcome of this lawsuit Republicans will expand our majority in the Senate next year.» (nystateofpolitics.com)