Category Archives: Premium
4 Rivers Seeking Investors to Fund Fugees Rapper’s Defense Costs
Litigation funding is most often associated with commercial litigation, and primarily focused on plaintiff-side funding, as these are the cases with the surest route to a profitable return on investment. However, a new funding opportunity is looking to break that mould, as 4 Rivers Services is seeking investors to fund the defense costs of a…
Law Finance Group and GLS Capital Revealed to be Funding Patent Infringement Lawsuit
The issue of disclosure is once again front and center in a patent litigation suit. In the US District Court for the District of New Jersey, the identities of the funders of an infringement suit against a Merck & Co. company were revealed….
Manolete Announces Record New Case Investments Amid UK Insolvencies Surge
Given all of the economic and geopolitical uncertainties at play, industry leaders and analysts are expecting insolvencies to continue to rise, which will create opportunities for funders focused on the space. This has been reflected in an update from one of the UK’s leading funders of insolvency litigation, which has announced record new case investments,…
LCM Chief Executive Highlights Opportunities for Insolvency Litigation Following SVB’s Collapse
Insolvency and bankruptcy litigation remain one of the top targets for litigation funders, fuelled by the current economic uncertainty and the prolonged after-effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, which left many businesses in dire financial trouble. The recent implosion of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has only added to this fertile environment for insolvencies….
Nevada Senate Committee Debates Litigation Funding Disclosure Bill
Critics of the litigation funding industry have intensified efforts to lobby the federal government to more heavily regulate the practice in recent months, buoyed by examples of courts mandating increased disclosure of third-party funding. These efforts have also found an audience in state legislatures, with the Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee scrutinizing a bill that proposes…
FightRight Technologies Launches New Fund
The Indian litigation funding market continues to stand out as a hotbed of activity for new funding efforts, with startups and legal tech firms looking for opportunities to grab a share of this growing market. There is an equal appetite from investors in the country to secure valuable returns on litigation finance investments, with the…
Dispute Escalates as Burford Sues Sysco
As LFJ reported last week, we are seeing one of those rare occurrences in which a funder and client’s relationship breaks down in a very public and contentious manner, as Burford Capital and Sysco have found themselves in opposition to one another. However, it appears that Sysco’s lawsuit against Burford was only the beginning of…
ESG Alert: Funders Pursuing Vast Opportunities in Climate Litigation
Many industry observers, surveys and reports have found that ESG litigation and particularly climate litigation will continue to grow as a dominant force in the legal landscape, and there will undoubtedly be a major role for litigation funders to play. A recent article provides an overview of the current state of third-party funding of climate…
Woodsford-funded Class Action Against Rail Companies Expands its Scope
The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has become a hotbed of activity for class action style lawsuits, as consumers look to achieve legal and financial redress against powerful companies. Many of these claims would not be able to succeed without the support of litigation funders, as is once again being demonstrated in a claim brought…
Impact of Litigation Funding on Patent Monetization
The topic of litigation funding as it relates to patent litigation has most recently been dominated by discussions around court battles over disclosure, with critics of the industry honing in on this area as one they claim is most at risk of abuse from third-party funding. However, as a recent podcast highlighted, these arguments overlook…
