A winning plaintiffs lawyer in a whistleblower suit — who then had the whistle blown on him for creatively augmenting his fee — is fighting a court order to give some of the money back.
An Atlantic County, N.J., judge called “presumptively unreasonable” an agreement that gave the lawyer not only statutory fees under the Conscientious Employee Protection Act but also a 50 percent share of damages recovered.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
