Uber-backed proposal to cap Nevada lawyers' contingency fees survives initial challenge

An Uber-backed Nevada ballot initiative that would impose the most sweeping and draconian contingency fee limit in the U.S. has survived its first legal challenge.

District Court Judge James Russell of Carson City ruled, opens new tab on Friday that the ballot initiative to cap contingency fees in all civil cases at 20% complies with Nevada requirements for petitions seeking signatures from Nevada voters.