The Intersection Among Torts, Science, Corporate Law, Insurance & Bankruptcy
Another sign of the times in an article from DealBook. Yet another senior finance person is now making a commitment to the litigation funding industry, which continues to grow. In this instance, the person is "William H. Strong, co-chief executive of Morgan Stanley’s operations in the Asia-Pacific region, whose retirement was announced last month, plans to join a start-up, Longford Capital, as its chairman, the firm announced on Monday. The move is effective on May 1."
Interesting times became even more interesting when the Financial Times published an August 21, 2019 article asserting that a sex tape took on a role in Burford Capital pursuing litigation. According
Usually, the Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) subpart of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce attacks class action securities suits as bad things, as illustrated by this February 25, 2019 article. And, litiga
Like so many aspects of commerce, the litigation funding industry includes both positive and negative factors and some bad apples. In a June 20, 2019 post at the Drug and Device Law blog, Bexis (Jim