Tim Scott: “I just would point out, listening to the debate one would think that there was a requirement of plaintiffs to hire…”

“I just would point out, listening to the debate one would think that there was a requirement of plaintiffs to hire lawyers only with a contingency fee. You can hire lawyers on an hourly fee if you want to pay it. The plaintiff makes that choice. The plaintiffs are not complaining about their right to use a contingency fee or an hourly rate. Innocent defendants are not complaining because a contingency fee means those lawyers are not going to get paid at all. The only ones who are complaining are the defendants who are guilty of what they are charged.”