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Why Personal Injury Clients Are Responsible for Case Costs

Personal injury clients are generally responsible for case costs because those expenses are incurred to investigate and pursue the client's claim. After a serious accident, many people understand that personal injury lawyers often work on a contingency fee basis.

Why Personal Injury Clients Are Responsible for Case Costs

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Personal injury clients are generally responsible for case costs because those expenses are incurred to investigate and pursue the client's claim.

After a serious accident, many people understand that personal injury lawyers often work on a contingency fee basis.

What can be confusing is learning that attorney fees and case costs are not the same thing.

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Personal injury clients are generally responsible for case costs because those expenses are incurred to investigate and pursue the client's claim. After a serious accident, many people understand that personal injury lawyers often work on a contingency fee basis. What can be confusing is learning that attorney fees and case costs are not the same thing.

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