Perspective
May 29, 2010
Fighting the Unholy Alliance
With oral arguments completed, the California Supreme Court will consider use of contingency fee agreements between government attorneys and private plaintiffs' attorneys, write Randall Christian and Jason Casell.
The California Supreme Court heard oral arguments this month in a case closely watched by plaintiffs' and defense attorneys around the country.
At stake in County of Santa Clara v. Superior Court: whether to uphold the appellate court's reversal of a 25-year-old precedent finding that the government hiring of a private attorney on a contingency fee basis to prosecute a public nuisan...
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