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Committee adopts transparency measure limiting contingency-fee litigation by municipalities
Summary
SB 24-18, amended by the committee, would require political subdivisions to notify the attorney general and provide public review before entering contingency-fee contracts for lawsuits; a US Chamber witness urged passage and defended the bill as 'good government' reform.
Senator Stevens introduced SB 24-18 and explained the amendment requiring political subdivisions that seek to hire private plaintiff attorneys on a contingency-fee basis to give notice and an opportunity to the attorney general to review such arrangements. "The attorney general then has the opportunity to determine if the contingency fee…
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