Efforts in Congress to regulate or tax litigation funders have stalled amid opposition from an unlikely alliance of MAGA figures such as Laura Loomer, progressive Democrats and trial lawyers.

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Litigation funding - the practice of an outside entity financing the costs of investigating and litigating a case - has become a fixture of the legal industry. Law firms of every size can now avail ...

The introduction of a new tax on third-party litigation financing marks a significant shift in how profits from this burgeoning industry are regulated. Under the new legislation, detailed in Title VII ...

2025 was a challenging year for the litigation finance market, as fears of tax changes in the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act threatened to materially impact returns. However, as ...

More than 20 states are currently considering bills that would more strongly regulate the third-party litigation-financing industry. Six states already have such laws on the books. Industry observers ...

BOSTON & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LexShares, a leader in commercial litigation finance, today announced the launch of LexShares Marketplace Fund II (LMFII). With a $100 million target fund size, ...

A new report shows how third-party litigation financing is driving up costs for American consumers and families more than $600 per household annually when affordability remains a top concern across ...

In recent years, the issue of litigation finance has gained significant attention as lawmakers grapple with the implications of third-party funding in legal disputes. The introduction of bills aimed ...