New Jersey has raised the cap on fees for attorneys handling workers’ compensation cases from 20% to 25% of settlements. The primary sponsors of S2822/A3986 were Senator Joseph Lagana and Assemblymen Anthony Verrelli and Robert Karabinchak. The measure passed the …
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a law limiting the attorney general’s control of the state’s legal business. The law, House Bill 211,which takes effect July 1, requires the attorney general to appoint outside lawyers if he declines to represent …
A judge has ruled that a Jackson attorney owes two former clients a combined $600,000 from more than $4.5 million in attorney fees he received in a diet drug settlement case dating to the early 2000s. The Clarion-Ledger reported whether …
A measure to limit Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood’s ability to control state legal business is on the way to Republican Gov. Phil Bryant. The Mississippi Senate voted 34-18 Wednesday to pass House Bill 211, after the House voted 64-55 …
