Reply #17: Sure. Any lawyer will work on a case for 1-3 years for less than it would take to break even

[No Elephants]

on his office overhead alone. (Office rent, costs of equipment and supplies, salaries of secretaries, associates, paralegals, etc.)

Not to mention out of pocket costs like court filing fees, exeroxing, etc. (The winning lawyer does collect these years later, but not interest. The losing lawyer eats them, along with everything else.)

Or compensation for two or three years of time spent on something that might or might not pay off in the end.

:sarcasm:

Way to protect the medical malpractice insurance companies from victims who are probably dead or damaged for life, Ensign. Fuck you and all your fellow plaintiffs' attorney bashers--on all sides of the aisle--(R), (D) and (I).