Third Party Litigation Funding (TPLF)

Third party litigation funding (TPLF) allows hedge funds and other financiers to invest in lawsuits in exchange for a percentage of any settlement or judgment. The practice started in Australia, expanded to Europe and the U.S., and is now spreading elsewhere. Without disclosure requirements and other commonsense safeguards, these funders may take over litigation and fuel unmeritorious lawsuits.

From the President's Desk: New Australian Report Is A Watershed Moment for TPLF Oversight

A new report has Australian policymakers poised to take bold action.

News Financial Times Editorial: “Litigation Funding Needs Better Oversight” International Initiatives, Third Party Litigation Funding (TPLF)

Money and gavel

News New Claims Journal Article Details State of Play on TPLF Disclosure Third Party Litigation Funding (TPLF)

News New York Post Editorial: “More Reason To Crack Down On The Lawsuit-Lending Industry” Third Party Litigation Funding (TPLF)

News NJ Fed. Rule On Litigation Funding Is A Good Thing Third Party Litigation Funding (TPLF)

News New Blog: Funders And Claimants’ Lawyers Continue To Feast On Class Members’ Compensation International Initiatives, Lawsuit Lending, Third Party Litigation Funding (TPLF)

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Research

Winter 2020 | ILR Research Review | Volume 7, Issue 2

ILR Briefly: TPLF in False Claims Act Cases

ILR Briefly: Third Party Litigation Funding in Qui Tam False Claims Act Cases

Summer 2020 | ILR Research Review | Volume 7, Issue 1

ILR Briefly COVID-19 Series: Liability Overview

Selling More Lawsuits, Buying More Trouble: Third Party Litigation Funding A Decade Later

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Director, Legislative Affairs

Senior Vice President, Legal Reform Initiatives

M. Sc‌évole de Cazotte

Senior Vice President, International Initiatives

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Money and gavel

Video Faces of Lawsuit Abuse: Who's Funding Those Lawsuits? Third Party Litigation Funding (TPLF)

ILR's Cause for Action Podcast

Podcasts Episode 4: How Courtrooms are Turned Into Casinos with Page Faulk and John Beisner Uncharted Waters: Analysis of TPLF in European Collective Redress International Initiatives, Third Party Litigation Funding (TPLF) Blog ILR Urges DC Bar to Reject New Rules That Could Expand TPLF Third Party Litigation Funding (TPLF)

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