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The New American Rule: A First Amendment to the Client's Bill of Rights
Publication Date: March 2000
Publisher(s): Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. Center for Legal Policy
Author(s): Richard W. Painter
Topic: Justice (Legal procedure)
Law and ethics (Law and jurisprudence)
Law and ethics (Ethics)
Keywords: New American Rule; Contingent Fee Reform; Brickman-Horowitz-O'Connell Proposal
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
In this Civil Justice Report Richard Painter, Professor of Law at the University of Illinois, reviews several proposals for legal reform aimed at protecting clients from excessive contingent fees.