In addition to being a qualitatively misleading measure of market size, the commercial funding AUM figure often cited by critics is ripe for misinterpretation, particularly because growth in AUM does ...

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The Florida Senate Judiciary Committee has approved legislation that would impose new disclosure requirements and ...

More than 20 states are currently considering bills that would more strongly regulate the third-party litigation-financing industry. Six states already have such laws on the books. Industry observers ...

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The introduction of a new tax on third-party litigation financing marks a significant shift in how profits from this burgeoning industry are regulated. Under the new legislation, detailed in Title VII ...

Since 2022, investors have experienced a steady drumbeat of macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty — from a historic increase of over 500 basis points in the fed funds rate, to war in Ukraine and ...

A new report shows how third-party litigation financing is driving up costs for American consumers and families more than ...