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Litigation

Apr. 13, 2011

Lawyers Go After Businesses For Clients

Some in the California plaintiffs' bar are hoping the sluggish economy will make more businesses turn to them for contingency fee work in commercial litigation, though experts doubt major companies can be courted.


By Ciaran McEvoy


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Some in the California plaintiffs' bar who typically represent aggrieved individuals are hoping the sluggish economy will help them put their contingency fee services to work for a different kind of client - businesses locked in commercial litigation.


Several prominent plaintiffs' lawyers say they have seen an increase in business clients, particularly smaller operations that can't typica...

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