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Originally Posted by calgaryblood
Aren't these type of lawsuits taken by lawyers who only get paid if they win any money? And not get paid if they lose?
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That's basically what I said, except if that you lose you are usually obliged to pay a measure of costs to the other side, and contingency fee agreements sometimes don't include that aspect. So if the Flames won (or exceeded a formal offer they made) Henderson might be personally on the hook for payment to them. Of course, most injury cases never make it to a court decision (and a resulting costs award).
Some contingency fee agreements also require the plaintiff to pay out of pocket expenses like expert reports, copying, etc. But I doubt that would be the case for Henderson.