MEDICAL MALPRACTICE—ATTORNEYS’ FEES
 
 

You asked whether other states limit the amount of fees attorneys may collect in medical malpractice cases.

SUMMARY

Sixteen states, including Connecticut, have a statute or court rule that establishes a specific limit or sliding scale on contingency fees attorneys may charge clients who file a medical malpractice claim. (California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming). Many of these statutes and rules, including Connecticut’s, apply to a much broader category of cases than just medical malpractice.