In recent years, the issue of litigation finance has gained significant attention as lawmakers grapple with the implications ...

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Litigation funding - the practice of an outside entity financing the costs of investigating and litigating a case - has become a fixture of the legal industry. Law firms of every size can now avail ...

The Protecting Third Party Litigation Funding From Abuse Act received a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday. A spokesman for ...

The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday considered the Protecting Third Party Litigation Funding (TPLF) From Abuse Act as ...

An expert Q&A on bankruptcy litigation financing, including available funding options, its value in bankruptcy cases, and best practices for parties seeking litigation financing. Emily is responsible ...

The introduction of a new tax on third-party litigation financing marks a significant shift in how profits from this burgeoning industry are regulated. Under the new legislation, detailed in Title VII ...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed the Consumer Litigation Funding Act (the Act) into law, significantly expanding state regulation ...

BOSTON & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LexShares, a leader in commercial litigation finance, today announced the launch of LexShares Marketplace Fund II (LMFII). With a $100 million target fund size, ...

More than 20 states are currently considering bills that would more strongly regulate the third-party litigation-financing industry. Six states already have such laws on the books. Industry observers ...

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