Alternative Litigation Financing in the United States

Alternative litigation financing (ALF)--also known as "third-party" litigation financing--refers to provision of capital by parties other than plaintiffs, defendants, their lawyers, or defendants' insurers to support litigation-related activity. This paper describes the ALF industry as of early 2010...

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1. Verfasser: Garber, Steven
Format: Online
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: RAND Corporation 2023
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Online-Zugang:ONIX_20231005_9780833050724_665
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Zusammenfassung:Alternative litigation financing (ALF)--also known as "third-party" litigation financing--refers to provision of capital by parties other than plaintiffs, defendants, their lawyers, or defendants' insurers to support litigation-related activity. This paper describes the ALF industry as of early 2010 and discusses the legal ethics, social morality, and, especially, potential economic effects of ALF.