SAN FRANCISCO — Reports that Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel bankrolled Hulk Hogan’s privacy suit against gossip news site Gawker took the legal industry by surprise on Wednesday.

The details also provide a window into the largely self-regulated and growing world of litigation funding. While the personalities and motives at play in the Gawker case are unique, the lack of transparency isn’t.

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