It has been a while since I have had occasion to write about third-partly litigation financing. However, recent developments at the SEC, in which the agency has pursued enforcement actions alleging that various purported vehicles to finance litigation had defrauded prospective investors, have brought litigation funding back onto my radar screen. Once again, as in the past, various groups are sounding alarm bells about third-party litigation funding, as discussed below.Continue Reading Litigation Funding in the Spotlight
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Fair is Fair: Securities Suit Against Burford Capital Voluntarily Dismissed
By Kevin LaCroix on
Posted in Securities Litigation
Last August, when prominent litigation funding firm Burford Capital Ltd. was hit with as securities class action lawsuit, I published a post highlighting the new suit. In a post in which I arguably had some fun at Burford’s expense – the post was entitled “Isn’t It Ironic? Litigation Funding Firm Hit With Securities Suit” – I detailed the shareholder plaintiff’s allegations. Having drawn readers’ attention to the lawsuit, it seems only fair for me now to point out to readers what subsequently happened in the lawsuit. The fact is, the plaintiff has voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit, albeit without prejudice.
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