<section number="78B-3-411"><histories><history>Renumbered and Amended by Chapter <modchap sess="2008GS">3</modchap>, 2008 General Session</history><modyear>2008</modyear></histories><catchline>Limitation on attorney's contingency fee in malpractice action.</catchline><subsection number="78B-3-411(1)">
In any malpractice action against a health care provider as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refid="C78B-3-S403_1800010118000101" refnumber="78B-3-403" start="0">78B-3-403</xref>, an attorney may not collect a contingent fee for representing a client seeking damages in connection with or arising out of personal injury or wrongful death caused by the negligence of another which exceeds 33-1/3% of the amount recovered.</subsection><subsection number="78B-3-411(2)">
This limitation applies regardless of whether the recovery is by settlement, arbitration, judgment, or whether appeal is involved.</subsection></section>