# kaal:claim:2029983-023

**Claim.** By approving U.S.-style fee arrangements, the Converium decision adds an important incentive for plaintiffs' attorneys to bring claims in the Netherlands.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- attorney fees of about twenty percent of the settlement payment

**Source quote.**

> By allowing U.S.-style fee arrangements, the Converium decision adds an important incentive for plaintiffs' attorneys to bring claims in the Netherlands.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, Richard W. Painter, *Forum Competition and Choice of Law Competition in Securities Law after Morrison v. National Austral* (2012), II.B.2.b. Converium, page 49

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Richard W. Painter, Forum Competition and Choice of Law Competition in Securities Law after Morrison v. National Austral (2012). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2029983

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**Topics.** risk-and-incentives

**Keywords.** attorney-fees, converium, netherlands, plaintiffs-bar, incentives

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