Guide · Litigation
Litigation Finance and Structured Settlements: A Comprehensive Guide to Funding Agreements, Champerty, Disclosure, and Transfers
15 U.S.C. § 1601
- Type
- Guide
- Jurisdiction
- National
- Date
- 2025-12-21
- Topic
- Litigation
This guide covers outside money in civil litigation from both directions. Part I distinguishes the three funding markets and Part II covers champerty, maintenance, and what survives of them. Part III covers the commercial funding agreement clause by clause; Part IV covers consumer legal funding and its regulation. Part V covers disclosure, privilege, and work product, and Part VI covers ethics and counsel's obligations. Part VII covers structured settlements and their tax architecture, and Part VIII covers factoring transfers and the court approval standard. Part IX covers liens, distribution, and practice notes.
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