Shrouded in Secrecy
The New York City Bar Association has stated that they will not be disclosing comments that they solicited pertaining to
Read moreThe New York City Bar Association has stated that they will not be disclosing comments that they solicited pertaining to
Read moreThe federal government does not regulate alternative litigation financing (“ALF”) at all, and only Maine (Maine Consumer Credit Code Legal
Read moreThe current patchwork of conflicting legal standards regarding alternative litigation financing (“ALF”) makes the use of choice-of-law provisions in ALF
Read moreNew York provides a hospitable environment for litigation finance. New York courts recognize the doctrine of champerty, but they only
Read moreEven though New York has an administrative regulation that guarantees transparency in litigation finance transaction, there is a movement in
Read moreThe basic principle behind the common-law doctrine of champerty is that it is wrongful for a party to “intermeddle” in
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