Showing posts with label litigation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label litigation. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Litigation financing revisited

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It looks like litigation financing--i.e. the financing of legal suits for a share of the proceeds--is here to stay, and the New York City B...
Saturday, July 13, 2019

Litigation financing is no longer so repugnant

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Litigation financing has a long history, during much of which it was regarded as repugnant (including a medieval word, " champerty &qu...
Sunday, November 8, 2015

More on (third party) litigation financing, including a medieval word, "champerty"

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In the NY Times: Should You Be Allowed to Invest in a Lawsuit? In recent years, investors have started buying shares in other people’s li...
Monday, October 5, 2015

how can David sue Goliath? A new marketplace for litigation funding

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Justice and the courts are in principle available to all, but litigation is expensive. So it may be hard for a plaintiff of limited means (...
Monday, December 22, 2014

Venture capital for lawsuits

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There are lots of different kinds of financial markets, of which venture capital is among the most interesting and varied. Nevertheless, th...
Wednesday, July 21, 2010

F.C.C. Indecency Policy Rejected on Appeal

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The NY Times reports the story : A federal appeals court struck down a Federal Communications Commission policy on indecency Tuesday, saying...
Saturday, November 7, 2009

More on repugnant language

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While the Federal Communication Commission continues to regard the broadcast of some words as repugnant, language scholars continue to trace...
Monday, August 24, 2009

Investing in law suits

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"To press a suit" means something different to a tailor and to a lawyer. Now investors are getting involved too. Investing in Laws...
Sunday, May 17, 2009

Fleeting expletives and wardrobe malfunctions: FCC vs Fox Television and CBS

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Can television broadcasters, particularly of live events, be fined if the FCC deems some of the language offensive? "Taboo language,&qu...
Thursday, January 15, 2009

Heathrow airport

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Heathrow airport is in the process of expanding by adding an additional runway, a process that has run into lots of opposition, the Times re...
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Thursday, November 13, 2008

Market for lawyers

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A NY Times article reports that the recession is causing some law firms to contract: Law Firms Feel Strain of Layoffs and Cutbacks . It cont...
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Saturday, November 1, 2008

Bank secrecy:

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U.S. and Swiss law differ regarding U.S. citizens who keep accounts in Swiss banks that do business in the U.S., and an interesting game is ...
Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Market for litigation--litigation pools

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I had an interesting email exchange today with John Mackall of the law firm Seed Mackall LLP in Santa Barbara, and he encouraged me to post ...