Stay on top of updates and developments around key cases across various global jurisdictions.

Bench Walk Advisers is the latest funder to take on the card issuers for their alleged malfeasance, funding a class action lawsuit for anti-competitive behavior.  Read More…

A $300B damage award is serving as an example of shock verdicts driving the notion of social inflation. Preserving the ecosystem of litigation finance from shock verdicts is a priority…

Canada’s Supreme Court (SCC) issued historic guidance for First Nation Indian tribes, ruling that the Beaver Lake Nation’s “pressing needs” may include not having adequate capital for litigation. SCC’s ruling…

A recent NZ court of appeal ruling found that the director of Mainzeal traded on his company, which was technically insolvent for nearly a decade—yet caused no material loss to…

Kove IO (KIO) is initiating a likely contentious patent infringement litigation against Amazon Web Services (AWS). KIO has sued AWS with a complaint that alleges abuse of patent infringement as…

An update to a story LitigationFinanceJournal.com recently reported on: The case in the United Kingdom involving Cadney and their former client Peak Hotels & Resorts Limited has a new decision…

The nature of litigation calls for achieving marginal gains in the courtroom that add up to victory. So, when Google and Apple both lost individual judgements for ‘unfair tactical advantages’…

This week in the United Kingdom, a case is being heard involving the ligation powerhouse Cadney, regarding their former client Peak Hotels & Resorts Limited. The case involves Peak’s insolvency…

Steinhoff International Holdings NV recently settled the European Union’s second largest securities fraud claim, finalizing three years of complex contentious negotiations. Steinhoff, a Dutch firm with headquarters in South Africa,…

After three years of diligent negotiations, a GBP 1.4 billion settlement went into effect against Steinhoff International Holdings NV. This represents the second-largest settlement against a European company in a…

Levitt Robinson, class action lawyers leading the cases against Priceline and Hog’s Breath, estimate that it will take over $8 million to continue the Priceline case. The case is now…

Augusta Ventures is funding a lead poisoning class action that may include more than 100,000 Zambians. London human rights attorneys at Leigh Day have collaborated with South African Mbuyisa Molee…

After a seven year investigation, the European General Court upheld a $2.7B fine for Google’s breach of antitrust laws, for providing Google Shopping preference over competitors. Now the Swedish price…

Guo Wengui, a notable Chinese billionaire with close connections to Republican advisor Steve Bannon, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections. Recently, a court ordered Wengui to pay $134M in…

The Competition Appeals Tribunal recently ruled that requiring disclosure of after-the-event insurance premiums would amount to an unfair advantage. In this case, tech giant Google sought disclosure in the name…

In a completely unsurprising turn of events, financial supporters of Kyle Rittenhouse have been bickering over who gets the nearly $2 million raised for the shooter’s bail. These include corporate…

A former model sued Leon Black, the founder of Apollo Global Management, alleging sexual assault. According to a brief filed last Monday, Wigdor, the firm that represents ex-model Guzel Ganieva,…

Is Josh Harris, co-founder of Apollo Global Management, engaged in a plot to take down his former partner? Leon Black thinks so. He’s currently fighting a civil claim from his…

A London High Court recently ruled that a litigation funder had no material evidence to achieve a successful claim. Henceforth, the Court reduced a £3M+ litigation finance claim down to…

Nearly two years after 176 people died when Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down, families of six victims have received a $107 million award in civil court. The…

Cupertino, California based Apple Inc. is facing a $2.3B litigation battle in the United Kingdom, as nearly 20 million iPhone and iPad users claim Apple abused application payment ethics rules….

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York’s Eastern District is set to review potential conflicts of interests in an advance fee agreement related to alleged agents of a foreign government. …

It appears that Facebook will not receive discovery information from an AI startup after all. In the case of Neural Magic Inc vs Facebook Inc, US Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler…

Litigation finance is a tool for justice, even in divorce. But, when a divorcee bypasses the funder, justice will follow the failed nuptials all the way to the bank.  Read…

International arbitration cases are utilizing third-party litigation funding at increasing rates. As this industry grows, thorny legal issues often arise. One such decision in Tenke Fungurume Mining v Katanga Contracting…

Shine Lawyers, with backing from Court House Capital, has filed a class action in Federal Court alleging that McDonald’s failed to provide employees with 10-minute breaks. These are required during…

A legal claim that could be worth as much as GBP 100 million has Govia Thameslink Railway concerned. It alleges that one of the most active commuter railways in Britain…

What happens when two women using similar names both want to sell branded clothing lines in the same country? When that name is Katy or Katie Perry, the result is a trademark infringement suit.