Factors cited as driving up the cost of health care include hospital and doctor fees, new medical technology, and malpractice suits. Employers also face the expensive prospect of providing health care for the growing number of retirees. Says the employee benefit director of a Boston communication ...
Code Section 2-1114 (735 ILCS 5/2-1114), for example, caps contingent agreements at 33.3% of total recovery in a medical malpractice case. However, the Court held that in an arcane case involving recovery of assets seized by the government, there is no industry standard contingent fee ...