Public Nuisance

SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline, By John H. O'Brien) - The California Supreme Court has decided its stance on contingency fee agreements between public entities and private attorneys should be loosened.

An opinion released Monday in a group of paint companies' challenge to a public nuisance lawsuit filed by several California counties and cities says the case differs from a previous one banning such agreements because it is a civil case.  Read More »

Today, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a re-hearing of the Comer decision.  You can read more about this case and access the Order here