Sentences with phrase «third contingency fee»

If I can resolve your case without having to go to trial, as the vast majority of personal injury cases are, I will charge a lower fee than the one - third contingency fee most personal injury attorneys charge, regardless of how much work they do on your case.

Ordinarily, a one - third contingency fee agreed to by a lawyer and client is deemed presumptively reasonable.

Referring to previous class action decisions in which judges had considered time spent and risks incurred before approving fees of up to 25 %, Justice Belobaba concludes that a one - third contingency fee is presumptively valid and should only be departed from in exceptional circumstances.

Justice Belobaba concludes that a $ 9.4 million fee in a $ 28.2 million class action settlement is not «unseemly», and that the predictability of a one - third contingency fee (which in turn should increase class actions and therefore improve access to justice) is the more laudable goal.

[1] If the settlement is in the best interests of the class and the retainer agreement provided for, say, a one - third contingency fee, and was fully understood and agreed to by the representative plaintiff, why should the court be concerned about the time that was actually docketed?

Contrast such statements with those in Cannon, where Justice Belobaba approves a one - third contingency fee of a $ 28.2 million settlement.

Not exact matches

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

A contingency fee arrangement is only available for specific types of cases, such as consumer rights lawsuits against third - party debt collectors or other similar companies for violations of specific laws.

Justice Belobaba suggests that contingency arrangements should be presumptively upheld, and granted counsel's request for a one - third fee award.

Many personal injury lawyers do not need to be paid in advance because they work on a contingency fee, which means that they take a percentage (typically a third to 40 %) of the final settlement or judgment amount.

Outside of the United States, many countries have adopted or are considering the adoption of practices that incentivize frivolous lawsuits, such as opt - out class actions, contingency fees, and unregulated third party litigation funding, bringing U.S. - style litigation abuses to foreign shores.

[11] Counsel is seeking costs of one - third of the damages awarded in the AB claim and the tort claim pursuant to the contingency fee agreements signed by Claude Pothier on August 1, 2006, and January 30, 2014.

For example, Member States take varied positions on the availability of third party litigation funding and alternative fee arrangements (such as contingency fees); and some have opt - in systems, opt - out regimes, or both.

Observers, including the CBA's own Envisioning Equal Justice Project, have suggested responses ranging from strengthening the voluntary sector to greater use of alternative dispute resolution to some form of conditional and contingency fee arrangements or third - party litigation funding.

He was President of the Law Society and chaired the Civil Justice Councel working parties which developed the Code of Conduct for third party litigation funders and the implementation of contingency fees recommended by Lord Justice Jackson's report on civil litigation costs.

Almost all personal injury attorneys charge a standard «one - third» contingency fee, which means they take one - third of the recovery, regardless of how much work they do in the case.

The U.S. District Judge overseeing the multidistrict opioid litigation ordered all contingency fee attorneys to disclose to the court any third party litigation funding agreements, National Law Journal reports....

For personal injury claims in BC, the standard contingency fee is approximately one - third of the amount recovered...

These include conditional fee arrangements, damages - based agreements (another term for contingency fee arrangements) and third party funding.

The funders have recognized that the courts still have a long - standing aversion to maintenance and champerty, even though they have now recognized that contingency fees and third party funding are necessary for access to justice in some situations.

For plaintiff work, there are contingency fee arrangements (typically a third of whatever money is won).