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Robinson et al v. City of Milwaukee et al

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Do most law firms litigate on contingency? I've always understood it as contingency based firms essentially fire off legal correspondence in the hopes of getting settlements. If the matter goes to court, even contingency based firms start asking for retainers, right?
Depends on the case. Personal injury will absolutely always be on a contingency. Usually because those injured folks can’t afford to pay an hourly rate and their case is worth more as a percentage anyway.

My firm ‘s contingency contract increases in percentage if we end up having to go to Coutt or if we have to hire an expert.
 

Bernard

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Depends on the case. Personal injury will absolutely always be on a contingency. Usually because those injured folks can’t afford to pay an hourly rate and their case is worth more as a percentage anyway.

My firm ‘s contingency contract increases in percentage if we end up having to go to Coutt or if we have to hire an expert.
Would you actually take a questionable case like this on contingency purely based on the assumption that they are going to settle?
 

porquedealer

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Sure. We do it all the time. 95% of cases will settle. That’s a fact.

And I even if it doesn’t, think of the publicity. It’s worth it in advertising costs.
There is another factor in that what has potentially happened, is a first of its kind (sort of).
MKE PD may be going to trial with this (as they think they have a good case with Pat) as a way of setting precedent.
And although Evans etc. could be found guilty of the "infractions", as it isn't settled case law, at the time of their trial it isn't illegal.
While a win on paper for fatty (police procedure change will need implementing, any future Lyndons will be prosecuted) he wouldn't be awarded anything for it.
With the blow up in swattings happening this going to trial could be a pretty important case. If MKE PD can crush him it makes their life and other PD's easier with future Tomlinsons.
 

GloryHoleTorqueH

"Now put ice skates on dat bich." Peppermint
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Sure. We do it all the time. 95% of cases will settle. That’s a fact.

And I even if it doesn’t, think of the publicity. It’s worth it in advertising costs.

What if its vs a big corp like walmart or costco? How would one handle that? Does the threat of going public increase the finale sum?
 
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What if its vs a big corp like walmart or costco? How would one handle that? Does the threat of going public increase the finale sum?
I do slip and falls with them all the time. They have confidentiality agreements as a matter of course in all their settlement agreements. They don’t want it getting out that they settle these things lest every nigger would go in and take a tumble on their premises.
 

GloryHoleTorqueH

"Now put ice skates on dat bich." Peppermint
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I do slip and falls with them all the time. They have confidentiality agreements as a matter of course in all their settlement agreements. They don’t want it getting out that they settle these things lest every nigger would go in and take a tumble on their premises.

So lowballing not being a tree person what would be a decent seTTlemenT for wrongful detention for over 5 hours?
 
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So lowballing not being a tree person what would be a decent seTTlemenT for wrongful detention for over 5 hours?
That’s a fair question. The answer is that I don’t know. You can’t blackboard medical bills or lost wages for a Jury. There is very little harm even if your constitutional rights are violated. It really is pretty de minimis in the grand scheme of things.

I’d start high and see how much I could bleed them for. You usually get a good sense of where the other party will go based on their first offer.

At the very least it’s worth a nuisance value or cost of litigation for the other side.
 

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