Sam is suing someone in court for $10,000.The probability that Sam will lose the case is 1/h where h is the number of hours that Sam's attorney works on the case.The lawyer charges $500 per hour if he is to be paid hourly,or he requests 20% of the settlement if he is to be paid on a contingency basis.Assuming both Sam and the attorney are risk-neutral wealth maximizers,is either contract efficient?
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