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The Courts and the Market: An Economic Analysis of Contingent Fees in Class-Action Litigation

1990; University of Chicago Press; Volume: 19; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1086/467851

1537-5366

William J. Lynk,

Dispute Resolution and Class Actions

Previous article No AccessThe Courts and the Market: An Economic Analysis of Contingent Fees in Class-Action LitigationWilliam J. LynkWilliam J. Lynk Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmailPrint SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Journal of Legal Studies Volume 19, Number 1Jan., 1990 Sponsored by The University of Chicago Law School Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/467851 Views: 14Total views on this site Citations: 17Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1990 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Winand Emons, Claude Fluet Why plaintiffs’ attorneys use contingent and defense attorneys fixed fee contracts, International Review of Law and Economics 47 (Aug 2016): 16–23.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irle.2016.03.004Michele Rílany Rodrigues Machado, César Augusto Tibúrcio Silva, Lúcio de Souza Machado, , Custo de oportunidade para a parte autora em processos judiciais eletrônicos: um estudo na procuradoria da União em Goiás, Revista de Administração Pública 48, no.55 (Oct 2014): 1165–1189.https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-76121341Winand Emons, Claude Fluet Why Plaintiffs' Attorneys Use Contingent and Defense Attorneys Fixed Fee Contracts, SSRN Electronic Journal (Jan 2014).https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2475032Bruno Deffains, Eric Langlais Informational externalities and settlements in mass tort litigations, European Journal of Law and Economics 32, no.22 (Apr 2011): 241–262.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10657-011-9237-8Bertrand Chopard, Thomas Cortade, Eric Langlais Trial and settlement negotiations between asymmetrically skilled parties, International Review of Law and Economics 30, no.11 (Mar 2010): 18–27.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irle.2009.06.004Camille Chaserant, Sophie Harnay Déréglementer la profession d'avocat en France ?, Revue internationale de droit économique t.XXIV, no.22 (Jan 2010): 147.https://doi.org/10.3917/ride.242.0147Bruno Deffains, Eric Langlais Informational Externalities and Information Sharing in Class Action Suits, SSRN Electronic Journal (Jan 2009).https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.900529Winand Emons Conditional and Contingent Fees: A Survey of some Recent Results, (Jan 2008): 327–335.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8350-5582-7_24Eric Langlais, Bertrand Chopard, Thomas Cortade Trial and Settlement Negotiations between Asymmetrically Skilled Parties, SSRN Electronic Journal (Jan 2008).https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1141882N. Garoupa, F. Gomez-Pomar Cashing by the Hour: Why Large Law Firms Prefer Hourly Fees over Contingent Fees, Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization 24, no.22 (Nov 2007): 458–475.https://doi.org/10.1093/jleo/ewm063Winand Emons, Nuno Garoupa US-style contingent fees and UK-style conditional fees: agency problems and the supply of legal services, Managerial and Decision Economics 27, no.55 (Jan 2006): 379–385.https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.1269Winand Emons Playing It Safe with Low Conditional Fees versus Being Insured by High Contingent Fees, American Law and Economics Review 8, no.11 (Mar 2006): 20–32.https://doi.org/10.1093/aler/ahj002Winand Emons, Nuno M. Garoupa The Economics of US-Style Contingent Fees and UK-Style Conditional Fees, SSRN Electronic Journal (Jan 2004).https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.546742Winand Emons Conditional versus Contingent Fees, SSRN Electronic Journal (Jan 2004).https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.550301Winand Emons Playing It Safe with Low Conditional Fees versus Being Insured by High Contingent Fees, SSRN Electronic Journal (Jan 2004).https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.633021Nuno M. Garoupa, Fernando Gomez-Pomar Cashing by the Hour: Why Large Law Firms Prefer Hourly Fees Over Contingent Fees, SSRN Electronic Journal (Jan 2003).https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.394305Gyooho Lee In Search of the Optimal Tort Litigation System: Reflections on Korea's Civil Procedure through Inquiry into American Jurisprudence, SSRN Electronic Journal (Jan 1998).https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1656205