The Intersection Among Torts, Science, Corporate Law, Insurance & Bankruptcy
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 Beck) reports on bad apples involved in the pelvic mesh litigation, in a post titled “Litigation Funder Indictment in Pelvic Mesh Litigation.”
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
A March 21, 2019 post by lawyers at Mintz provides some cogent insights into the topic of discovery of litigation funding agreements in both arbitration and litigation.