Class Action Lawsuits and Lawyers

8. In that textbook world, the ideal approach would be to allow attorneys to buy claims from the plaintiffs for agreed-upon amounts and collect 100 percent of any settlement or judgment, since that would give them the incentive to pursue cases to the efficient extent. But under current law, such complete transfer of a claim from plaintiff to attorney (known as "champerty") is illegal. See Robert D.
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