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On the recordMarch 12, 2013
But if that had not happened, the State would have gotten zero and the State could not have afforded to bring the case in the first place.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Nadler argues that contingency fees help states win cases they couldn't afford otherwise.

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