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
In January 2012, a natural gas-drilling rig exploded off the coast of Nigeria and burned for more than 40 days. Two years later, six Nigerians filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California...more