Class actions are the '90's form of greenmail

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Although class actions have legitimate applications, they often become little more that moneymaking ventures for the attorneys filing them. This is the opinion of one attorney who has defended his clients against class actions. This attorney asserts that because the class action filing lawyer has little client supervision, there is little incentive to settle these claims.

United States, Usage, Economic aspects, Class actions (Civil procedure), Compromise and settlement, Class action lawsuits, Settlements (Law), Citizen suits (Civil procedure), Citizen lawsuits

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Law firm sues litigation-finance firm; sexual assault civil trial underlies the case

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A legal fees case pending in a North Carolina court claiming that a litigation finance company sabotaged a $1 mil pre-trial settlement offer of a sexual assault case and cost a law firm more than $325,000 is discussed.

North Carolina, Contingency fees

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Grounded by the IRS; the Ninth Circuit ruled that two IRS lawyers committed fraud in a tax case

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A 9th Circuit case against two IRS attorneys charging them with commmitting fraud on the U.S. Tax Court is discussed. Thw 9th Circuit deplored the action of the IRS agents.

Legal issues & crime, Public affairs, Police Protection, Legal/Government Regulation, Fraud, Ethics, Company legal issue, Ethical aspects, Tax appeals

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