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Without contingency-fee law firms, the reality is that the iconic American independent innovator might as well close up shop or sell to a patent enforcement company those odious "trolls", the only folks interested in the value of a patent held by someone with scant resources.

Those 'Patent Trolls' Serve a Useful Public Purpose 2011

But that's the rationale used to justify all litigation ginned up by contingency-fee lawyers.

Digital Innovators vs. the Patent Trolls Peter Huber 2011

McKool and Hennigan said they quickly realized their two firms were similar in terms of focus on litigation and willingness to handle cases on a contingency-fee basis, in which the firms earn fees only if they are able to recover damages for clients.

Litigation Firms Planning to Merge Nathan Koppel 2011

General Electric Co. recently shifted almost all of its offensive patent litigation to contingency-fee arrangements.

Law Firms Feel Pinch Vanessa O'Connell 2011

Venerable law firms that grew big representing large corporate clients are now being enlisted by hedge funds to run the sue side of a troll-and-sue business on a contingency-fee basis.

Digital Innovators vs. the Patent Trolls Peter Huber 2011

Often they subcontract to contingency-fee firms who do the actual harassment.

Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » My New #1 Reason I Hate This Recession… 2009

All contingency-fee contracts must be posted on the website of the attorney general in a timely manner, and all fee payments must be posted within five days and remain posted for the duration of the contract.

States and Lawyers' Fees: Transparency Needed Bill McCollum 2011

Many firms shun contingency-fee work—often cases that target big corporations for punitive damages—for fear of alienating their core clients.

Law Firms Feel Pinch Vanessa O'Connell 2011

Would fairness not have required some reference immediately thereafter to what Galella's legal bill would have been had his contingency-fee lawyer not lost the case?

Martin London: Smash That Infomercial!: The Omissions and Lies in HBO's Film About Ron Galella Martin London 2010

The second is the contingency-fee system, which allows well-heeled lawyers to self-finance litigation.

One Reason Our Healthcare System is in a Mess: Trial Lawyers - Warner_Todd_Huston’s blog - RedState 2009