Publication Date
2021
Journal
Southwestern Law Review
Abstract
The article explores the role of third-party financing in litigation, focusing on its historical development, ethical implications, and modern applications in addressing the challenges of negative value claims in mass torts and consumer litigation. It examines various forms of third-party support, including assignment, maintenance, champerty, and factoring, and evaluates their potential to facilitate access to justice while raising important legal and ethical considerations.
Volume
49
Issue
3
First Page
504
Last Page
510
Publisher
Southwestern Law School
Disciplines
Banking and Finance Law | Insurance Law | Law | Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility | Torts
Recommended Citation
Anthony J. Sebok,
New Means of Financing Tort Lawsuits and Law Firms: Presentation of Professor Anthony Sebok,
49
Sw. L. Rev.
504
(2021).
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/faculty-articles/1517
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Banking and Finance Law Commons, Insurance Law Commons, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Commons, Torts Commons
Comments
New Frontiers in Tort Law and the Challenges of Science, Technology, & Innovation