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National Law Journal

Judge in Opioid Cases Orders Disclosure of Litigation Financing

A federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation over the opioid epidemic has ordered lawyers to disclose all third-party financing arrangements in their cases.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Law Firm With Litigation Finance Ties Takes on Opioid Crisis

After selling their litigation funding business to Burford Capital Ltd., the founders of Gerchen Keller Capital launched their own plaintiffs firm earlier this year. Now that new firm is taking aim at its first defendants.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

In Growth Bid, Leading Litigation Financier Bulks Up Leadership

By bringing on two legal executives with startup experience, the world's largest litigation funder is making a bet that there is still a lot of room to grow.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

How the 'Ground Zero' Case Against USA Gymnastics Finally Ended in Georgia

Here's how a settlement came about in the "ground zero" lawsuit that launched a national conversation about sexual abuse of children in training for Olympic sports.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Litigator Todd Levine's Passion for Music, Art, Math and Science Helps in the Courtroom

Levine plays guitar, a bit of bass guitar and some keyboards, and also has a propensity and a gift for math and science. These skills have proven helpful in the courtroom and in mediation.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Hybrid Medical Devices: How Should Courts Apply Express Pre-Emption to Challenges?

This case presents an issue of first impression among the circuit courts: how courts should apply that express pre-emption provision to state law tort claims challenging the design and manufacture of a medical device comprised of multiple components, some of which are from "Class III" medical devices subject to federal requirements.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Litigation Funder Lake Whillans Hires Former Bartlit Beck Litigator as Managing Director

Christopher Hagale brings expertise in accounting malpractice and trade secrets, and expands Lake Whillans' geographic footprint to the Midwest.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Chrysler Pays $40M Jeep Judgment

The total amount with interest: $47,045,342.46, according to lead plaintiffs counsel James Butler Jr. of Butler Wooten & Peak in Atlanta and Columbus.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Longford Bags Jenner & Block Partner While Spending From $500M Purse

After a decade in Big Law, Justin Maleson is joining the increasingly lucrative world of litigation finance.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Business Groups Sound Alarm as EU Proposes Law to Permit Consumer Class Actions

Lisa Rickard, president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, worried the proposal "could make the EU a major global hub for abusive litigation."
5 minute read

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