Alabama Court Reinstates Class Action Over Asbestos Attorneys’ Compensation

(September 7, 2017, 1:25 PM EDT) -- MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A judge improperly concluded that ambiguity in a contract provision governing how hundreds of asbestos plaintiffs would compensate their counsel overcame class action claims arising from the attorneys’ imposition of an additional fee, the Alabama Supreme Court held Sept. 1 in once again reinstating the case (Mary Hall, et al. v. Environmental Litigation Group, P.C., No. 1151077, Ala. Sup., 2017 Ala. LEXIS 81)....

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