Montana has taken a significant step in bringing transparency to the secretive third party litigation funding (TPLF) industry. Recently, Gov. Greg… Read More
May 4, 2023
Louisiana could be the next state to bring the secretive third party litigation funding (TPLF) industry out of the shadows. The state senate recently passed… Read More
May 3, 2023
Asbestos personal injury litigation, the longest-running and largest mass tort in U.S. history, has already bankrupted more than 100 companies and shows no signs of… Read More
April 28, 2023
Protecting data privacy is a hot topic of debate with state and federal lawmakers. Consumers need to have their data protected and businesses need clear… Read More
April 25, 2023
In January, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a proposed rule to implement a “Terms & Conditions Registry.” If finalized, the CFPB’s proposed rule… Read More
April 20, 2023
We’ve written previously about how the bankruptcy system can be a simpler, faster, and fairer alternative to mass litigation. Mass litigation… Read More
April 18, 2023
Third party litigation funding (TPLF) has been in the news recently, yet most people don’t know it is a multi-billion-dollar industry that allows hedge funds… Read More
April 13, 2023
The 2023 state legislative session is in full swing, and there’s been no shortage of movement on key legal reforms, including reining in the misuse… Read More
April 11, 2023
The year’s first two quarters are the busiest time for ILR’s state advocacy team. This is because most state legislatures are part-time, meaning lawmakers have… Read More
April 4, 2023
Traditional arbitration works for consumers, employees and businesses. Studies from a recent ILR report, Fairer, Faster, Better III, show that employees… Read More
March 30, 2023
Florida has enacted the biggest legal reform bill in decades. The Florida House of Representatives and Senate both voted this month… Read More
March 27, 2023
In a significant moment for civil justice reform in Iowa and Kansas, two state attorneys general (AGs), Brenna Bird (Iowa), and Kris Kobach (Kansas), cut… Read More
March 23, 2023
Third party litigation funding (TPLF) allows hedge funds and other financiers to secretly invest in a lawsuit in exchange for a cut of any settlement… Read More
March 21, 2023
UPDATE: On July 26, 2023, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled in a landmark decision that litigation funding agreements are unenforceable in U.S.-style class actions. The… Read More
March 16, 2023
America’s lawsuit system is getting more expensive. According to a recent economic study released by ILR, Tort Costs in America, the… Read More
March 15, 2023
The civil justice system is weathering a period of serious disruption. The papers in this edition of the ILR Research Review document four areas where… Read More
March 13, 2023
On November 2, ILR hosted Summit 2022: Law · Policy · Politics, where we brought together extraordinary panelists to talk about critical issues facing the… Read More
March 9, 2023
The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is supposed to make sure businesses correctly collect and store biometric identifiers, like facial recognition and fingerprints. Instead,… Read More
March 7, 2023
Florida is poised to make legal reform history during its upcoming legislative session. In February, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, and House Speaker… Read More
March 2, 2023
Resolving disputes through arbitration, rather than litigation, benefits consumers, employees, and businesses–the only ones that do not benefit from arbitration are plaintiffs’ lawyers. Confronted with… Read More
February 28, 2023