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Why Trial Lawyers Encourage and Fund Fractivism

Wonder why Fractivist Rasputin, Jay Halfon, and La Jolla Junta member Matt Pawa are so deeply involved in pushing Rockefeller/NRDC gang fractivist schemes? Wonder no more:

Class action firm Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP is handling lawsuits for San Francisco, Oakland and New York City, on a contingency fee basis. Cities pay law firms no upfront cost in exchange for a percentage of any winnings or settlement.

Hagens Berman stands to earn millions, possibly billions, of dollars in contingency fees depending on the total winnings, should San Francisco, Oakland or New York City win their global warming suits against oil companies. All told, these three cities are asking oil companies to hand over many billions of dollars.

The firm is entitled to 23.5 percent of any winnings from its cases with San Francisco and Oakland, according to previous reports.

The role of trial lawyers in promoting fractivism is under-appreciated. Craig Stevens didn’t create “Energy In Denial” for nothing, after all. Meanwhile, New York City uses more gas than ever.

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