"Bill Denton" wrote in message
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I must take issue with your statement that: "They (the attorneys) probably
spent $25-30,000 of their own money for expenses-experts, depositions,
travel, exhibits etc."

While the attorney's do "front" this money, it is in fact a charge against
the client. So, this amount is deducted from the client's share of the
award
and returned to the lawyers.


And there is no incentive for a lawyer to minimize expenses. Quite the
contrary, they must "be deligent" and spare no expense. The tobacco
litigation and similar cases are good examples of using the entire award for
"expenses".

Further, to think the lawyers have even the slightest interst in "justice"
is rib-splitting comedy


"smackey" wrote in message
m...
Judah wrote in message
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The best part is that at the end of the day, the Carnahans will
probably
owe money anyway.

The only one who makes any money in these stupid lawsuits is the
lawyers.


This is about the stupidest post of the day. Lawyer fees will be
one-thid, typically; perhaps, forty percent. They probaly spent
$25-30,000 of their own money for expenses-experts, depositions,
travel, exhibits etc. The Plaintiffs will wind up with around $2.5
million, give or take. Most or all of it will be tax free.

Of course, the conservative, anti-lawyer/civil justice crowd could
hope that their favorite solution to the "lawsuit crisis", i.e. loser
pays winner's attorney fees- would solve the problem. Then PH could
pay $5.3 million.

Question: Why was this a "stupid lawsuit"?