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Will attorneys take a litigation case on contingency fee basis

There are some cases that can be taken on a contingency fee basis and others that cannot. Under the rules governing attorney conduct, a lawyer cannot take a family related matter on a contingency fee basis. However, as other colleagues have already correctly stated, the rules do allow for personal injury, wrongful death, product liability, maritime accidents, slip and fall, aviation and other injury cases to be handled on a percentage basis. Many commercial disputes may be taken on a...

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Car accident with rental car and the driver was not the person who rented the car.

The driver of the vehicle that struck you (assuming the other vehicle struck your vehicle) should be deemed liable, if it was not your fault. However, the question is whether this accident was reported to the local police authorities and whether you have a police report that accurately details the name and address of the person who caused the accident. If the answer is yes to both questions, you will need to place that driver who caused the accident on notice and confirm if he or she has...

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Car

Have you reported this accident with your insurance co.? You may want to start there. Then consult an attorney if you are not satisfied with how your ins. co. handles this matter. Most attorneys will charge a fee to handle these type cases.

Liability for car crash

Car 4 may have liability depending how and why it struck car 3. The facts do not give enough detail on what caused car 4 to strike car 3.