For personal injury cases and other civil litigation in the United States, both parties pay for their own attorney fees. This concept is referred to as the American Rule, and it is a principle that our country was founded on. This has come under threat ...
January 2012
Houston Personal Injury Attorney: History of the American Rule – Part 1
In my last post, Houston Personal Injury Attorney: Why the “American Rule” Is Important, I discussed the basics of this principle which has been a part of our country since its foundation. Since the law that both parties pay for their own attorney fees has ...
Houston Personal Injury Attorney: Why the “American Rule” Is Important
As a Houston personal injury attorney, one of my main issues of concern is threats to the “American Rule,” which has been a part of our laws since our country’s birth. This is the principle that each litigant will pay his or her own attorney’s ...
