Attorneys' Fees and the Tobacco Settlement
Author | : Howard Coble |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 187 |
Release | : 2000-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780788187650 |
ISBN-13 | : 0788187651 |
Rating | : 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: What role, if any, should Congress should play in determining the amount of attorneys' fees to be recovered by outside counsel in the event that Congress enacts a nat. settlement of tobacco-related litigation. Witnesses: Lester Brickman, Prof., Benjamin Cardozo School of Law; Jeffrey Harris, Assoc. Prof. of Economics, MIT; Michael Moore, Attorney General, Mississippi; Alan Morrison, Staff Attorney, Public Citizen; Joseph Rice, Ness, Motley, Loadholt Richardson and Poole; Richard Scruggs, Scruggs, Millette, Lawson, Bozeman and Dent; D. Scott Wise, Davis Polk and Wardwell, on behalf of the Tobacco Industry; and C. Steven Yerrid, Yerrid, Knopik and Mudano.