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Rule 82 Revisited: Attorney Fee Shifting In Alaska, Kevin Michael Kordziel
Rule 82 Revisited: Attorney Fee Shifting In Alaska, Kevin Michael Kordziel
Alaska Law Review
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Truth In Lending - Rescission And Disclosure Issues In Closed - End Credit, Elwin Griffith
Truth In Lending - Rescission And Disclosure Issues In Closed - End Credit, Elwin Griffith
Nova Law Review
The passage of the Truth in Lending Act in 1968 was welcome news to consumers.
Financial Arrangements In Class Actions, And The Code Of Professional Responsibility, Daniel J. Capra, Thomas W. Jackson, John Koeltl
Financial Arrangements In Class Actions, And The Code Of Professional Responsibility, Daniel J. Capra, Thomas W. Jackson, John Koeltl
Fordham Urban Law Journal
The Rules of Professional Conduct impose various restrictions relating to attorney fees and the payment of litigation costs, which are designed to preserve the lawyer's role as a zealous but objective advocate. Class actions stand apart from other kinds of litigation in that they are designed to promote efficiency by their combining like claims into single actions, and individual justice by their vindicating claims that if taken individually might not be economically viable. In light of these special concerns, the courts have carved out several exceptions to ordinary attorney's fees, litigation expense, and disbursement rules that they routinely apply to …