Under the contingency agreement, four of those nine umpires would regain their major league jobs: Gary Darling, Bill Hohn, Larry Poncino and Larry Vanover.
No one suggested that Judge Siefert's contingency agreement was unscrupulous.
Two umpires whom Symonette did not order rehired would nevertheless get major league jobs under the contingency agreement: Bob Davidson and Tom Hallion.
Seven weeks later, the two sides reached the contingency agreement, which, if ever enacted, would void the appeals.
Moreover, Mr. Dornton said, the contingency agreement regarding the insurance company's approval of the deal was known by both sides as an important term.
Though the settlement contained a contingency agreement that the board of the insurance company had to approve any deal, Mr. Coffey said the term was described by Andersen lawyers as a technicality, included to avoid scheduling a special meeting of the insurer's board.
One of ConnectU's law firms, Quinn Emanuel, didn't want to wait for their part of the settlement deal, 20% of the settlement fee or $13 million, as part of a contingency agreement.
If you sign a contingency agreement (where the attorney does not get paid unless you win your case), you should clarify how costs (such as filing fees, expert fees, copies, etc) will be handled.
This article was amended on 21 July 2011 because the original said government proposals to curb contingency fee agreements (CFAs).
What you describe as a secret and outrageous arrangement for "free" legal services is nothing more than a commonplace contingency fee agreement.
