contingency fee

基本解釋

These, it says, are often arbitrary and encourage frivolous lawsuits brought by plaintiffs' lawyers on a contingency-fee basis, which allows them to pocket a large slice of the proceeds themselves.
他們說這種賠償?shù)慕痤~裁定通常很武斷，還催生出許多無謂訴訟，這些訴訟通常是由原告律師以“風(fēng)險(xiǎn)代理費(fèi)（contingency-fee）”[注]的形式産生，這些律師可以得到賠款的很大份額。

Our contingency fee system fills that gap, and does so consistent with well-established rules and ethical traditions.
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There is no shortage of lawyers willing to take on a contingency fee case with a reasonable chance of success and the possibility of significant recovery.
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Brickman says the contingency fee also has perverse effects similar to stock options, which drove executives to fudge the numbers in order to increase their pay.
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