Judge Issues Fierce Defense of Litigation Funding Disclosure Order in Patent Dispute

In the conversation around litigation funding and disclosure, few cases have attracted as much attention as the ongoing proceedings between a Delaware federal judge and Nimitz Technologies, a patent holding company. Since LFJ last reported on Nimitz’s appeal of Judge Colm Connolly’s order for further disclosure regarding its litigation funding arrangements, Judge Connolly issued an 80-page opinion, detailing his reasoning for his order.

In the conversation around litigation funding and disclosure, few cases have attracted as much attention as the ongoing proceedings between a Delaware federal judge and Nimitz Technologies, a patent holding company. Since LFJ last reported on Nimitz’s appeal of Judge Colm Connolly’s order for further disclosure regarding its litigation funding arrangements, Judge Connolly issued an 80-page opinion, detailing his reasoning for his order.