Refresh: Common Fund Doctrine- Sharing the Cost

About this episode

The episode revisits the Common Fund Doctrine and its implications for sharing costs in subrogation cases.

This week, join us as we revisit our episode on Common Fund Doctrine as a refresher! Original Air Date: November 21,2021. The Common Fund Doctrine seems simple enough – it focuses on sharing the costs to obtain a recovery fairly. Those who will benefit from the common fund of the recovery must share in the cost of obtaining it. Just like the Made Whole doctrine, though, it can feel unfair when a personal injury attorney seeks to reduce the subrogation recovery for seemingly no reason. On this week's installment, Rebecca is joined by fellow attorney, Jason Sullivan to discuss when the Common Fund Doctrine applies, and how to figure how much, if any, it will reduce your subrogation lien.

People in this episode

Host: Rebecca

Guest: Jason Sullivan

Topics covered

• Common Fund Doctrine
• subrogation
• personal injury
• legal costs
• attorney fees

Keywords

• Common Fund Doctrine
• subrogation recovery
• personal injury attorney
• Made Whole doctrine
• legal costs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rathbone Group, LLC

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