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For those who have not had a chance to attend one of our CLE presentations on Litigation Funding Disclosure, this IAM article provides a glimpse of the complex landscape for defendants seeking discovery on litigation funding...more
Hosted by C5 Group, the inaugural Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery – Paris event will launch in Europe this fall and will feature networking formats and practitioners from across the EU and key offshore jurisdictions....more
Third-party litigation financing (TPLF) is an arrangement by which plaintiffs finance litigation costs through a non-party, typically a private firm that obtain funds from other investors. The commercial goal for a funder is...more
The US litigation finance industry is valued at over a billion dollars and has continued to grow as potential funders increasingly see litigation as an investment opportunity. Despite the growing presence of litigation...more
On Friday, 1 October 2021, the German Act to Promote Consumer-Oriented Offers in the Legal Services Market [Gesetz zur Förderung verbrauchergerechter Angebote im Rechtsdienstleistungsmarkt – so called "Legal Tech Act"] enters...more
The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey recently amended Rule 7.1.1 of the Local Civil Rules to require parties that use third-party litigation financing to file a disclosure statement (the Amended...more
Over the last four months, we have tracked the District of New Jersey’s proposal and adoption of a new Local Civil Rule – L. Civ. R. 7.1.1 – requiring lawyers to disclose details about third-party litigation funding. The...more
The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has adopted new Local Civil Rule 7.1.1, requiring lawyers to disclose details about third-party litigation funding. On June 21, 2021, Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson signed...more
The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey has announced proposed amendments to its Local Civil Rules, including a new rule – Civ. Rule 7.1.1 – regarding “Disclosure of Third-Party Litigation Funding.” ...more
Litigation funding involves a third-party, which is not a party to the lawsuit, advancing funds on behalf of the injured plaintiff in return for a portion of any financial recovery. Although litigation funding can take many...more
A recent Memorandum Order from the District of Delaware edified the protections courts tend to give discovery concerning litigation funding. Because Defendant AT&T failed to carry its burden of demonstrating the specific...more
Third-party litigation funding has received increased scrutiny over the past several years, particularly in the context of mass torts, class actions, and multidistrict litigation. Most of this scrutiny has focused on...more
In recent months we have discussed litigation funding, specifically covering what litigation funding entails, whether such agreements were legal in different jurisdictions and the ethical issues surrounding litigation funding...more
This is the third installment in a series on litigation funding. The first article provided an overview of litigation funding. Last month’s installment focused on the legality of litigation funding. ...more
Civil litigation, once a realm confined to rules-based conflict resolution between adverse parties, has become profitable commerce in the US. Where commerce thrives, investors looking for healthy returns follow. Unlike other...more
“Litigation investment” companies have been in the news frequently in the past year, and state legislatures and courts are taking note and taking action. ...more
Civil litigation, once a realm confined to rules-based conflict resolution between adverse parties, has become profitable commerce in the United States. Where commerce thrives, investors looking for healthy returns follow....more
Recent rulings and regulations addressing litigation finance are the best indicators that courts and States are finally catching up to a booming third-party litigation finance industry. Complex commercial litigation...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: American and international courts have been debating the tentative legality of disclosing third-party litigation funding. In this vlog video, Seyfarth Shaw Associate Alex Karasik sits down with class action...more
The use of third-party litigation financing — generally defined as the funding of litigation activities by entities other than the parties themselves, their insurers or their counsel — continues to increase in the United...more
In January, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California announced a change that makes litigants in putative class action suits subject to requirements mandating automatic disclosure of third-party funding...more
Increasingly, lawyers are identifying a purportedly injured plaintiff, a theory of liability, and a defendant, and then turning to a hedge fund to finance the lawsuit, perhaps with the help of a litigation finance specialist....more