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Justices consider change to lawyer-pay rules

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The Florida Supreme Court took a look at the high cost of lawyering on Wednesday. The justices considered a change to the rules governing the state’s attorneys on how they can get paid. Specifically at issue are “the legal needs of people who win settlements in personal injury or wrongful death cases but then find themselves faced with medical liens,” the court’s press summary said. Such plaintiffs may get settlements or verdicts of large cash awards, then are faced with…

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