Bankruptcy lenders are discussing a strategy to bankroll lawsuits aimed at recovering at least some of their losses.

Efforts in Congress to regulate or tax litigation funders have stalled amid opposition from an unlikely alliance of MAGA figures such as Laura Loomer, progressive Democrats and trial lawyers.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 16: The Senate and the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is seen on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Critics ...

According to public records, one of the lead law firms in the litigation, Social Media Victims Law Center, has a funding arrangement with Flashlight Capital going back to June 2024.

A measure to rein in some of the drawbacks of third-party litigation financing (TPLF) has been introduced in Louisiana in the ...

Litigation finance is a growing industry. Increasing awareness of the ability to finance lawsuits is changing claimants’ analysis of when to bring claims and how to fund their businesses while they do ...

Litigation funders faced off a skeptical member of the defense bar amid growing calls for state and federal legislation that would mandate transparency in litigation finance agreements, during a panel ...

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A bill in Congress could move forward given the incoming Republican leadership in Washington, D.C. At its Oct. 10 meeting, a federal rules committee agreed to take up whether to require disclosure of ...

Litigation financing is having a moment. Increasing in popularity, litigation financing (also known as champerty) allows third parties to provide funding to the plaintiffs in exchange for a portion of ...

National pre-settlement funding provider continues strategic focus on late-stage, mid-stage, and emerging pharmaceutical and medical device litigation JERSEY CITY, N.J., March 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ...