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

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.

This week, a hearing was held to determine whether a collective action against five car carriers based in Japan, Sweden, and Chile. The action will allege that more than 17 million cars were impacted by a price-fixing scheme run by the five firms that ship internationally. The case is being funded by Woodsford Litigation Funding.

As difficult as it might be to imagine someone being misled by a Tinder communique, Sean Rad, a co-founder of the app, alleges that’s exactly what happened. Last week, Rad testified that Match Group (which also owns Hinge, OKCupid, and PlentyOfFish) undervalued Tinder by billions.

A Supreme Court decision was handed down in the Lloyd v Google appeal. And Google has a lot to be celebrating. In short, the question at hand was whether damages could be sought in a collective action over “loss of control over data,” without specifically listing the monetary or punitive damages of each individual claimant. Requiring individual loss statements from every claimant in a case impacting millions seems untenable. What happened here?

This week, the Supreme Court blocked a data protection claim against tech giant Google—saying that the case was doomed to failure. The court unanimously affirmed the appeal from Google.

Last week, one of the largest third-party litigation funders in the UK was placed into administration. According to a notice in the London Gazette, Affiniti has stopped taking in new business.

The Tinder trial is about to begin. One co-founder of the popular dating app is suing Barry Diller and his media holdings for an astronomical $2 billion—claiming that he was misled about Tinder’s true value.

Referencing a “large backlog,” Binance has put a temporary hold on customer withdrawals of crypto assets. The number one cryptocurrency exchange tweeted the announcement earlier this week.

More than 20 million potential claimants believe they overpaid on their homeowner’s insurance because of overt bias on a price comparison website. Augusta Ventures is backing the claim for an undisclosed percentage of any potential award.

Can a marketing rep of average financial means successfully mount a civil case against a billionaire? A few decades ago, probably not. But now that third-party legal funding is on the scene, a complex civil suit is finally reaching the trial phase after years of delays.

Patent filings are on the rise, as 38 Patent Trial and Appeal Board petitions and 71 district court filings occurred last week alone. There have also been a spate of dismissals, settlements, and district court terminations.

Several franchisees that have agreements with Priceline, a leading HBA retailer in Australia, have opted into a class action to obtain a new, fair, franchise agreement with the company. The suit alleges that current agreements may be illegal under the current legislative framework.

As thousands of small businesses await COVID-related insurance payouts, insurers maintain that their policies were never meant to cover global pandemics. Whether or not claimants get their due will depend on an upcoming appeal.

Three men from Chorley and one from Leyland are suing auto giant Mercedes over its role in “dieselgate.” Dieselgate impacted multiple car manufacturers, accusing them of using defeat devices to illegally skirt emission standards. National consumer rights firm Slater and Gordon are bringing the claim.