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Case summary: The plaintiff RM’s son died by swallowing a toy block with nomade by the defendant company P on which no warning was issued. The plaintiff filed a suit of negligence against the defendant. The defendant applied for summary judgment contending that the hazard was foreseeable.

To Explain: The meaning of the term on contingency fee-basis.

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The term contingency fee basis means that if the lawsuit succeeds, the attorney will get a fixed percentage of share, which is usually 33%, from the clients' recovery amount. In case, the lawsuit fails the attorney receives no fee, but it will be reimbursed by the client for all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by him.

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