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Curbing Contingency Fee Arrangements With State AGs

Law360, New York ( February 13, 2015, 2:54 PM EST) -- Attorneys representing defendants in environmental enforcement actions may expect their opposing counsel to be a public employee of a federal, state or county attorney general's office. Imagine, however, finding yourself across the table from a private plaintiffs' attorney, and one whose compensation is tied directly to the amount of the judgment levied against or settlement extracted from your client. This is a real possibility in some jurisdictions — and one experienced by the author in recent litigation....

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