California Judges Target Class Actions That Benefit Lawyers Over Consumers March 26, 2019 By Edvard Pettersson Federal judges in California are cracking down on warped incentives in class-action lawsuits, exerting tighter oversight of settlements that provide...
Justice Department Seeks Dismissals of ‘Meritless’ Whistleblower Suits January 26, 2018 By Nate Raymond The U.S. Justice Department has issued a memo that lawyers say could result in fewer whistleblowers being allowed to pursue...
Injury Claims Become Commodities with Litigation Funding, Claim Aggregation October 26, 2015 By Paul Barrett For all the black robes and ceremony, the American legal system often operates more like a factory assembly line than...
Hedge Funds Find Gambling on Lawsuits Lucrative March 18, 2015 For better or worse, the lawsuit-finance market continues to grow. Hedge funds and others speculating on litigation are making more...