Variations on the Litigation Funding Model
Third-party litigation funding is most commonly understood as a method by which an investor funds all of the litigation costs
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Is Litigation Finance Really Such a Contradiction to Established Norms? — Part 2
Those who advocate using economic theory to analyze law argue that economic efficiency is a test for determining when a
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Is Litigation Finance Really Such a Contradiction to Established Norms?
Because a third-party litigation financer gains an economic interest in the legal claim belonging to another, the financing transaction can
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Litigation Finance in Family Law
In the United States (and many other countries), divorce lawyers may not receive a contingent fee. There are powerful reasons
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How Litigation Finance Can Help Lawyers and Law Firms
Discussions of the benefits of litigation finance usually focus on why funding from third parties can help clients, but there
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Litigation Finance for Employment Cases
When observers talk about growth areas for litigation funding, they often point to personal injury cases, where the proliferation of
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Beyond Champerty: Why Old Doctrines Aren’t Necessary to Regulate Third-Party Funding
As noted before in this blog, the common law doctrines of champerty and maintenance have long been used to prohibit
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Third-Party Financing and a Victory for the Little Guy
On Good Friday in 2006, a hailstorm across Indiana caused more than a billion dollars in damage and provided an
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More Third-Party Litigation Funding Means Better Third-Party Litigation Funding
In many cases, third-party litigation funders receive a high rate of return for their investment in a plaintiff’s claim. For
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Does Third-Party Funding Really Lead to More Frivolous Litigation?
One of the most prevalent arguments against third-party legal financing is that the number of frivolous lawsuits will increase when
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