Kirk Hartley
And Now: Alleged Use of Sex Tapes as Part of Litigation – Burford Capital, the ILR and Harry
Interesting times became even more interesting when the Financial Times published an August 21, 2019 article asserting that a sex tape...
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Kirk Hartley
Aug 22, 20191 min read
Ironies Abound – Burford, Institute for Legal Reform, Securities Class Actions and Muddy Water
Usually, the Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) subpart of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce attacks class action securities suits as bad...
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Kirk Hartley
Jun 20, 20191 min read
Drug and Device Blog Reports: “Litigation Funder Indictment in Pelvic Mesh Litigation”
Like so many aspects of commerce, the litigation funding industry includes both positive and negative factors and some bad apples. In a...
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Kirk Hartley
Apr 3, 20191 min read
“Discoverability of Third Party Funding Documents in Arbitration”
A March 21, 2019 post by lawyers at Mintz provides some cogent insights into the topic of discovery of litigation funding agreements in...
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Kirk Hartley
Dec 27, 20181 min read
“Five Predictions for Litigation Finance in 2019”
A new litigation funder (Ralph Sutton CEO Validity Finance), offered five predictions in a November 27, 2018 article at American...
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Kirk Hartley
Jun 28, 20181 min read
“ILR at 20: Despite Victories for General Counsel, Plenty of Challenges Ahead”
Interesting June 25, 2018 interview/article in Corporate Counsel on the expansion of the ILR through acquisition of news media, and its...
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Kirk Hartley
Dec 15, 20161 min read
Litigation Funders Continue Growth and Expansion – Burford Buys Out Gerchen Keller
Burford Capital is acquiring Gerchen Keller, as described in a December 14, 2016 article in the Wall Street Journal. According to the...
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Kirk Hartley
Feb 11, 20154 min read
Litigation Funding – A Look Back and to Note Chicago is Now Home for the World’s Largest
Chicago is now home to the world’s largest litigation funding source. It is Gerchen Keller Capital LLC. which just announced raising a...
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Kirk Hartley
Oct 1, 20141 min read
Hank Greenberg Using Litigation Funding for His Suit Against the Government
The US Chamber of Commerce attacks litigation funding almost everyday as to use by plaintiff lawyers involved in product liability...
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Kirk Hartley
Apr 4, 20141 min read
Another Commitment to Litigation Financing
Another sign of the times in an article from DealBook. Yet another senior finance person is now making a commitment to the litigation...
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Kirk Hartley
Mar 24, 20141 min read
Litigation Funders Bet Against Iran
Maybe the US Chamber of Commerce will like this aspect of litigation funding. Some litigation funders are investing in collecting on the...
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Kirk Hartley
Nov 8, 20131 min read
Analysis of Litigation Investment Contracts
TortsProf Blog includes a useful post on a new article on contract versus tort issues arising from contracts for investments in...
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Kirk Hartley
Aug 11, 20131 min read
Increasing Litigation Funding for Professional Negligence Claims
Litigation funding of professional negligence claims is covered in a July 30, 2013 Global Legal Post article by Nick Rowles-Davies of...
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Kirk Hartley
Apr 9, 20131 min read
Litigation Funders Turning Profits, and Chicago Gets Its Own Funding Group
Litigation funding. Some years ago, RAND, GlobalTort, and some others saw funding as a big deal. Others denied and complained, and indeed...
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Kirk Hartley
Feb 5, 20131 min read
Litigation Funding Updates
Years ago, it was obvious litigation funding would significantly change the litigation industry, and it continues to grow and thrive....
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Kirk Hartley
Nov 6, 20121 min read
The Financial Times Refocuses on Litigation Funding
The Financial Times is once again focusing on litigation funding, this time with an article on litigation funding investments simply as...
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Kirk Hartley
Jul 21, 20121 min read
Litigation Funding – Risks are Real for the Lenders
Litigation funding includes real risks. This story provides an overview of the losses encountered by one lender that provided loans to a...
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Kirk Hartley
May 2, 20122 min read
Great Example of Litigation Funding at Work
Litigation funding continues to produce good outcomes for plaintiffs in need of financing, and the US Chamber of Commerce continues to...
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Kirk Hartley
Apr 24, 20121 min read
Litigation Funder Allowed Access to Documents to Decide on Funding for Claims in a Liquidator Action
In Australia, a trial judge has allowed a litigation funder access to "confidential" documents in order to decide whether to fund a claim...
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Kirk Hartley
Jan 11, 20121 min read
Litigation Funders at Credit Suisse Exit to Create An Independent Unit
Credit Suisse has been financing litigation for some years. The unit is now independent under the name Parabellum. The story is detailed...
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