Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal published an editorial decrying the House of Representatives massive, 2,000-page budget bill, claiming that it will… Read More
November 10, 2021
As the national debate over arbitration intensifies, research firm ndp | analytics has provided an update to their two previous reports on this subject:… Read More
November 3, 2021
Third party litigation funding (TPLF) is a multibillion-euro global industry that allows hedge funds and other financiers to invest in lawsuits in exchange for a… Read More
November 1, 2021
Quality over quantity is a common phrase you hear these days, but what exactly does it mean? It essentially means high standards matter more than… Read More
October 29, 2021
The Fall 2021 edition of the ILR Research Review covers a diverse array of challenges in civil liability, from high-tech to low-tech, and from lawsuits… Read More
October 29, 2021
Using arbitration to settle disputes is faster for consumers and employees to win more money, more often than through a lawsuit. Litigation can be expensive and… Read More
October 26, 2021
Not too long ago, using fingerprints to pay at vending machines or having a robotic dog felt like something out of The Jetsons. Now, consumers… Read More
October 25, 2021
Spooky season is upon us and there’s something even scarier than Pennywise and the bride of Chuckie: frivolous lawsuits. The Faces of Lawsuit Abuse campaign highlights the stories of those… Read More
October 25, 2021
Video Showcase On October 19, 2021, the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform hosted Summit XXI: On the Horizon. Below are the videos of the… Read More
October 19, 2021
The U.S. securities litigation system is actively exploited by plaintiffs’ lawyers who routinely force investors to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in unjustified litigation… Read More
October 12, 2021
The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is a prime example of a misdirected law that has led to more litigation abuse than consumer protection. Read More
October 12, 2021
In recent months, lawmakers, media, and courts in jurisdictions worldwide have called for oversight of third party litigation funding (or TPLF). TPLF is a global… Read More
October 8, 2021
Longtime readers know third-party litigation funding (TPLF) is a multibillion-dollar global industry that could turn our courtrooms into casinos by allowing hedge funds to secretly… Read More
October 6, 2021
The personal injury mass tort system has turned into a twisted game of blackjack, one where the players’ cards stay hidden, it costs almost nothing… Read More
October 5, 2021
After making billions of dollars in class actions and mass tort litigation, plaintiffs’ lawyers have set their sights on the bankruptcy process. Chapter 11 is supposed to be an orderly way… Read More
October 4, 2021
A recent opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal looks at the implications of an FTC administrative proceeding aimed at forcing a genomics-sequencing company,… Read More
September 29, 2021
Consumers Want Safeguards That Put Them First, Not Funders BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – The vast majority of European Union consumers want safeguards if third party litigation funding is allowed, according to a new five-EU member state survey conducted by WorldThinks and released … Read More
September 28, 2021
European consumers do not want lawsuit finance companies to invest in civil litigation without oversight, and they strongly support a range of proposed safeguards to… Read More
September 28, 2021
The first case in Philadelphia over alleged health risks associated with Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder came to an end Friday as a state jury… Read More
September 27, 2021