Electronic Resource
Berkeley, Calif.
:
Berkeley Electronic Press (now: De Gruyter)
Review of law and economics
2.2006, 3, art2
ISSN:
1555-5879
Source:
Berkeley Electronic Press Academic Journals
Topics:
Law
,
Economics
Notes:
We demonstrate that contingent attorney fees can play a strategic role in a model of nuisance suits. Specifically, the use of contingency fees makes the plaintiff's threat to go to trial credible. In contrast to previous economic analyses, we show that contingency fees do encourage nuisance suits.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.bepress.com/rle/vol2/iss3/art2
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