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If there's a 90% chance of winning, maybe the lawyer would be willing to pay the defendant's legal fees if he lost.


He almost certainly would. Many lawyers already work for contingency fees - this isn't much different, except the potential downside is slightly larger.


...except the potential downside is slightly larger.

That's quite an understatement. If the plaintiff's attorney spends half of what the defense spends, he's looking at tripling his exposure if he loses. That's an enormous difference.




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