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Hedge Funds Turn Lawsuit Bets Into a $39 Billion Industry

Hedge funds, private equity and sovereign wealth funds are piling billions into the outcome of high stakes court cases at a faster rate than ever before. Litigation finance — the practice of paying legal fees up front with a promise …

How Lawyers, Not Plaintiffs, Wind Up the Winners in Mass Tort Lawsuits

Brooke Melton died on her 29th birthday. Her Chevy randomly shut off in the middle of the highway a little before 8 p.m., and she crashed into a creek in Atlanta. A couple hours later, her parents were notified by …