Research & Studies
A review of open-source media and state and federal case filings revealed a disturbing pattern of exploitation involving Third-Party Litigation Funding (“TPLF”) in which immigrants and economically marginalized individuals are allegedly manipulated into participating in fraudulent civil litigation schemes. Originally conceived as a financial tool to provide equal access to justice, TPLF has become a mechanism that enables systemic abuse, criminal activity, and widespread financial gain for bad actors operating within and around the civil justice system.
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Online privacy has become one of the defining public policy issues of our time. As lawmakers craft legislation, the debate has increasingly split into two camps: one that prefers enforcement of data privacy laws through private lawsuits and one that prefers enforcement through publicly accountable government agencies. This report contends that on one side of the conversation, a “litigation industrial complex” is taking shape.
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Insurance requirements differ across states. Further, the requirements in New York City differ from those in the rest of New York State. No-fault laws and high statutory insurance minimums work together to incentivize fraud, which results in excessive insurance payouts.
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Efforts to address the adverse consequences of third-party litigation funding could significantly enhance the competitive environment for attracting and retaining economic activity within New York.
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Consumers in Crisis
How New York’s Hostile Liability
Environment Inflates Insurance
Costs and Fleeces Empire State
Families
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The Sunlight Disinfectant Principle: Transparency & Full Disclosure Are Necessary Safeguards for Consumer Litigation Funding
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New York’s Nuisance Nuclear Verdicts
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Examines the high cost of “over-naming” in asbestos litigation
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Class Action Chaos: The Rise of Consumer Class Action Lawsuits in New York
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A study on New York’s asbestos trust claims and how they affect the courts
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The Costs of Labor Law 240 on New York’s Economy and Public Infrastructure
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