Bills in Congress, States Seek to Curb Litigation Funding February 20, 2020 By Jim Sams Lawmakers in three states and in Congress have introduced bills to impose more controls on litigation funding companies, which insurers...
Directors and Officers Face Significantly Higher Range of Risks: Allianz Report December 4, 2019 The range of risks facing company executives, or directors and officers (D&Os), has increased significantly in recent years along with...
London Litigation Funder Burford Alleges Share Manipulation in Attack on Its Accounts August 15, 2019 By Iain Withers and Simon Jessop London-listed litigation funder Burford Capital said it has found evidence of suspect trading patterns in its shares around the time...
Harvard University Invests in Litigation Finance Fund July 12, 2019 By Michael McDonald Harvard University is committing more capital to a strategy that backs plaintiffs in commercial disputes, delivering robust uncorrelated returns. The...
Litigation Financing Emerges as Alternative Asset Class for Wealthy Investors August 29, 2018 By Emily Cadman When shares of AMP Ltd. plunged earlier this year after the firm was engulfed in a fee-for-no-service scandal, the Australian...
Soros Sees Mighty Big Gains in Investment Portfolios Made Out of Lawsuits June 27, 2018 By Miles Weiss The billionaire George Soros has found a new way to make money from personal-injury lawsuits. Soros Fund Management is pushing...
How to Get Really Rich Off Litigation Financing: Viewpoint June 12, 2018 By Chris Bryant, Bloomberg Opinion Top corporate lawyers can take home millions of dollars a year, but until recently it was all but impossible for...
Investors in Litigation Financing Target Commercial Auto October 31, 2017 By Denise Johnson Investor-funded litigation is not new but it is expanding its reach in commercial auto cases, according to experts in the...
Business Lobbies Seek Probe of Medical Funding Industry August 27, 2015 By Alison Frankel and Jessica Dye Two business lobbying groups this week called on the Consumer Financial Protection Board to investigate the medical funding industry after...
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...