Fee Shifting Is the Practice of

question 32

Multiple Choice

 Fee shifting is the practice of 

• A) dividing attorneys' fees among all participants in a class-action suit. 
• B) reducing fees if the votes of appellate court judges are divided. 
• C) getting the government to pay the fees of all parties. 
• D) having attorneys adjust their fees according to their experience and the damages awarded. 
• E) getting the loser to pay court costs.

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Definitions:

Hydrogenation

The chemical reaction where hydrogen is added to another compound, often used to convert unsaturated bonds to saturated ones in hydrocarbons.

Bredt's Rule

A principle stating that bridged bicyclic compounds cannot have a double bond at a bridgehead position unless one of the rings contains at least eight carbon atoms, due to stability issues.

Stable Diene

A type of organic compound with two double bonds that exhibits stability in its structure and reactivity.

Cycloalkenes

Unsaturated hydrocarbons containing one or more carbon-carbon double bonds within a cyclic structure.