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Litigation

Dec. 27, 2014

Litigation finance makes stronger inroads in 2014

Third party litigation funding appeared to gain momentum in the U.S. market this year, with more investments by established funds and more players entering the field, although detractors abound.


By Henry Meier


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Third party litigation funding appeared to gain momentum in the U.S. market this year, with more investments by established funds and more players entering the field, although detractors abound.


Allison Chock, head of Bentham IMF, a West Coast subsidiary of an Australian firm that pioneered litigation financing, said after three years in the market her firm doubled its number of U.S. investments - from...

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