startup, ed fagan was one of the major lawyers in the holocaust affair who sued the
swiss banks. he tried the same trick in many other cases, latest people he defends are
apartheid victims:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3186674.stm

for the way he works, following quote may help:
"He and the other US personal injury lawyers operate on a contingency basis. This
means they fund the cases at no financial cost to the clients and take a percentage
of any awards."
http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fA...559&fSetId=304

given the way he works and the nature of the cases, that sums up to a whole lot more
than the individual "victim" he fought for.

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