LEGL-230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Contingent Fee, Implied Consent, Zeke Smith
9 Nov 2017
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Everyone who is not at fault, but who is vicariously liable. ** contempt order = most severe: could be jail time. Who are all of the parties: plaintiff (injured, defendant (at fault, witnesses, insurance company, emergency responders (ambulance, fire truck, who"s fault, quantum (how much money should our injured plaintiff get?) *injuries: *vehicle, fault determines who pays, sometimes parties not at fault will have to pay. 3rd party liability insurance on all vehicles: person not at fault (owed) is not actually involved in the contract, insurance company wants full control over the law suit, but are not a named party. Yes but needs litigation representative: client comes to you, usually contingency fee agreement (governed by rules of court) - appendix. **if you lose: disbursements are paid, fees are not. **escalation clause: disbursements (costs incurred during litigation) Tasks: documents, correspondence, investigation/info gathering (witnesses, medical/traffic etc reports) Tasks: client is the insurance company, long term agreement/contracts with insurance company.
