Attempts to Reform Litigation Funding Disclosure Continue on the Hill July 22, 2025 By Chad Hemenway Changes to the taxes paid by litigation investors did not make it in the final version of the expansive One...
Fortress Targets $1 Billion for Latest Litigation Finance Fund January 30, 2025 By Esteban Duarte and Carmen Arroyo Fortress Investment Group is seeking to raise about $1 billion for its latest fund in litigation finance, a sector in...
Google Endorses Bill to Reveal Funders Backing Lawsuits October 16, 2024 By Emily Birnbaum Google is endorsing a bill that would require people filing lawsuits to disclose who will be paying for – and...
Court Orders Start to Expose ‘Startling’ Data on Litigation Funding Sources October 8, 2024 By Chad Hemenway There is no federal law that requires the disclosure of litigation funding agreements in court cases, but some disturbing insight...
Hospitals Seen as Potential Growth Area for Litigation Financing October 2, 2024 By Dorothy Ma and Emily R. Siegel The litigation-financing industry could see new demand from an increase in health care lawsuits, according to Christopher Bogart, chief executive...
Florida Senate Committee Adopts Litigation Funding Rules; Expands Wrongful Death January 23, 2024 By William Rabb Litigation financing could soon become more transparent and less influential in Florida, but a 34-year-old restriction on who can file...
Fortress Has Plowed $6 Billion Into Other Companies’ Lawsuits October 20, 2023 By Laura Benitez Fortress Investment Group LLC is pitching an investment opportunity within an increasingly popular yet controversial corner of finance — funding...
Litigation Financing: A Dangerous Game or Levels the Courtroom Playing Field? July 25, 2023 By Jim Sams In insurance defense attorney Dennis Kass’ world, litigation financing firms lurk behind the scenes, pushing plaintiffs to undergo as much...
New York Attorney Sentenced in Multi-Million Dollar Litigation Financing Scheme July 29, 2022 A disbarred New York lawyer was sentenced yesterday to 36 months in prison for defrauding investors in his now bankrupt...
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