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Softwhale Litigation Investment Fund to Focus on Anti-Competitive Digital Asset Marketplace Law
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Date: Jan 31 2023
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Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV) launched with high hopes of digital asset innovation. Once at a market value over $8.1B, today BSV hovers around an $850M market cap. Softwhale, a litigation finance investment vehicle for digital assets, is now representing 243,000 UK residents in a first of its kind digital asset anti-competition trial. The fund is…
France Financial Regulator Fines London’s H2O €93 Million for Fund Misrepresentations
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Date: Jan 31 2023
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UK-based H2O Asset Management is under regulatory investigation by the French financial crime enforcement auditors. H2O is accused of breaching financial instrument ownership laws. …
RNC Funding of Trump’s Legal Campaign Undermines GOP State AGs’ Attack on Litigation Funding
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Date: Jan 31 2023
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Litigation Finance Journal recently reported on a group of 14 state attorneys general that have called for action from the Department of Justice to review potential threats to U.S. national security from foreign adversaries’ engagement of litigation investment. Litigation funders and industry advocates have new ammo in response to the AGs’ claims, given recent news…
Bloomberg Law Reports Litigation Finance is an Investment in National Integrity
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Date: Jan 31 2023
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The United States Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform recently warned that litigation finance is a potential risk to national security. Bloomberg Law has published a rebuttal to such claims, hailing Consumer Legal Funding as a cornerstone of many United States households seeking much needed cash flow during the litigation process. …
Major World-Wide Talent Expansion at Woodsford
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Date: Jan 31 2023
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ESG financier and litigation investor Woodsford is proud to announce a new class of team members joining the firm’s global enterprise. …
Guilty Plea in New York Slip and Fall Fraud
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Date: Jan 31 2023
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New York attorney Marc Elefant has reversed his previous non-guilty plea, now pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in the organization of a lucrative slip and fall scheme. Elefant is accused of coordinating the trip and fall scam with fellow attorney, George Constantine, and physicians Andrew Dowd and Sandy Riberio,…
Omni Bridgeway Explores Ukraine ‘War-Time’ Compensation Fund
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Date: Jan 31 2023
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Many have predicted Russia’s inevitable economic fallout stemming from its war in Ukraine. Omni Bridgeway has announced the formulation of a task force dedicated to monitoring the war in Ukraine with a mandate to explore various ways of retrieving compensation from damages and other losses caused by Russia’s invasion. …
Coinbase Funds Lawsuit Challenging United States Treasury Department on Crypto Privacy and Innovation
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Date: Jan 31 2023
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Brian Armstrong (CEO and Co-Founder of Coinbase) recently announced litigation funding of a new lawsuit that questions the integrity of the United States Treasury’s sanctions of Tornado Cash privacy software. Coinbase’s litigation investment aims to vindicate six individuals who were added to the United States’ sanctions list as part of banning Tornado Cash. …
Diversifying Capital Pools
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As funders look to embrace best practices in risk mitigation strategies, diversification of capital pools is a critical component for litigation finance portfolio building. According to new research, structured dispute finance can improve funding access. …
$2.1MM in Costs Awarded to James Hardie on Harditex Fibre Cement Cladding Boards Case
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Date: Jan 31 2023
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The High Court in Wellington, New Zealand, has ruled that 153 home owners failed to prove that James Hardie construction materials were the cause of leaks and rot in their homes. The Court awarded James Hardie $2.1MM in court costs to defend the case, out of the $2.3MM the company requested. …
