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Litigation Funding in Georgia: New Registration and Disclosure Requirements

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on April 21, 2025, signed into law Senate Bills (SB) 68 and 69 – Georgia's headline-grabbing tort reform bills (the Tort Reform Package). Though much has been published about the Tort Reform Package's...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Litigation Funding: The Good, The Bad, The Future

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Third party litigation funding is the process where third party funders provide money to a plaintiff or to plaintiff’s counsel in exchange for a cut of the proceeds resulting from the underlying litigation or settlement....more

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Navigating the Complexities of Litigation Funding Discovery

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

Haug Partners LLP

Disclosure of Third-Party Funding Documents in Patent Litigation: A Shift Towards Greater Transparency in Patent Ownership and...

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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

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

District of New Jersey Clarifies New Local Civil Rule Regarding Third-Party Funding Disclosures

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

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

District of New Jersey Adopts Local Civil Rule Requiring Disclosure of Third-Party Litigation Funding

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

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District of New Jersey Proposes New Local Civil Rule Requiring Disclosure of Third-Party Litigation Funding

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

Butler Snow LLP

Turn that Frown Upside Down: Litigation Funding Agreements Provide Opportunities in Defending Personal Injury Actions

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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

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Third Circuit Tackles Third-Party Funding Issues in In Re: National Football League Players’ Concussion Injury Litigation

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

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Could Litigation Funding Disclosure Be Coming to Texas?

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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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Pulling Back the Curtain: Moving Toward Disclosure of Third-Party Funding in Litigation - Who's Who Legal

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

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Increased Transparency For Litigation Funding Companies May Impact the Collateral Source Rule

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“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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Missing Key To Third-Party Litigation Funding

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

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Recent Rulings and Regulations Equals Recognition: Progress in the Litigation Finance Industry

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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 Shaw LLP

Third-Party Litigation Funding: Are Businesses At Risk For More Class Actions?

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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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Third-Party Litigation Financing: Mandatory Disclosure on the Horizon?"

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

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Transparency Watch: Federal District Court Mandates Automatic Disclosure of Third-Party Funding Arrangements for Class Actions

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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

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