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 ...

BRING DOWN SKYROCKETING INSURANCE COSTS. BRIAN COLE IS A REPUBLICAN RUNNING FOR CONGRESS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE’S FIRST DISTRICT, BUT HE ALREADY HAS A PLATFORM ON THE ISSUES AS A STATE REPRESENTATIVE. ONE ...

Senator Thom Tillis introduced a bill (called the “Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act”) that would impose additional significant taxes on litigation funding investments. Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OH) ...

Alternative investment platforms are adding litigation finance opportunities for financial advisors, but many RIAs remain cautious about allocating client capital to a strategy whose returns hinge on ...

Chief Justice John Marshall wrote in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) that “the power to tax involves the power to destroy.” That seems to be Sen. Thom Tillis and Rep. Kevin Hern’s design for the ...

Pa. Third-Party Rules Won't Stop Litigation Financing As third-party litigation financing arrangements are becoming more widely used in the commercial sphere, and more accepted by law firms, a ...

(Clockwise, from top left) Pamela Lee, Marc Barré and Bobby Potter are partners at Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers. Marissa Merrill is an attorney with the firm. Courtesy photos In connection with the ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Two leading litigation funders and former trial lawyers have joined forces and launched Signal Peak Partners, with a focus on commercial and patent litigation including ...

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 ...

Georgia lawmakers have passed a measure that would ensure juries know outside groups that are financing lawsuits. The legislation, passed by both the House and Senate on March 27, would require ...

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SAN CARLOS, Calif., April 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioCardia®, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCDA), a leader in the development of comprehensive solutions for cardiovascular regenerative therapies, today reported ...