If the litigation finance industry received a jolt forward during the Great Recession, what does the COVID-19 pandemic have in store for an industry that’s grown in leaps and bounds? And are litigators prepared to take advantage? Want to weigh in? Email me here. Want this dispatch in your inbox every Thursday? Sign up here.


Shining In a Dark Time

Litigators and litigation funders alike are trying not to revel in the moment. It’s obvious that many strands of misfortune emerging from the COVID-19 crisis will ensure that the courts stay busy through the next few years. We can see just one element of this in the growing debate on Capitol Hill on whether to shield manufacturers and other employers from coronavirus-related lawsuits.