Nevada Supreme Court in Carson City, NV. (Photo: Jason Doiy/ALM)Nevada Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Groundbreaking Contingency Cap Ballot Measure
The Nevada Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week about an Uber-backed ballot measure that would impose a 20% cap on contingency fees in all civil cases, the strictest in the nation.
December 06, 2024 at 08:06 PM
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What You Need to Know
- Deepak Gupta represents two challengers, the Uber Sexual Assault Survivors for Legal Accountability and the Nevada Justice Association, who insist the ballot measure's description was misleading.
- During arguments, several panelists probed Uber attorney Bradley Schrager on whether the ballot measure’s description of its effect, as required by Nevada law, misled voters because it was ambiguous about its definition of the word 'recovery.'
- Uber, which contributed $5 million to the measure, backed previous initiatives in California and Massachusetts that focused on whether its drivers should be classified as independent contractors or employees.
A lawyer for an Uber-backed ballot initiative that would impose the strictest cap on contingency fees in the country faced questions this week from the Nevada Supreme Court.
An en banc panel of the state’s highest court heard oral arguments on whether the ballot measure, which would impose a 20% cap on contingency fees in all civil cases, followed the parameters of Nevada law or was misleading, a position argued by attorney Deepak Gupta, who represents two challengers, the Uber Sexual Assault Survivors for Legal Accountability and the Nevada Justice Association.
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