Litigation Funds

Thursday, 10 October 2024

Latest News for: Litigation funds

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SA’s data breach costs soar to R49 million in 2023, Allianz report shows

Independent online (SA) 10 Oct 2024

A rising awareness of data protection rights, coupled with a more favourable litigation environment and third-party funding, hints at a shift towards mass data privacy claims in the region.

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Judge voids Amendment A: Question on education earmark will appear on ballots, but won’t count

Yahoo Daily News 10 Oct 2024

Before the Wednesday decision, Amendment A aimed to update the Utah Constitution to allow income tax revenue to fund state needs outside of what it has traditionally been reserved for.

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GSK strikes £1.7bn deal over Zantac cancer claims

The Daily Mail 10 Oct 2024

... significant financial uncertainty, risk and distraction associated with protracted litigation,' it said. 'The costs will be funded through existing resources ... Free fund dealing and investment ideas.

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New data privacy trends help drive growth in frequency and severity of large cyber claims: Allianz

Vietnam News 09 Oct 2024

Heightened awareness of data protection rights, a rise in the availability of third-party litigation funding, and a more consumer friendly litigation environment could make mass data privacy claims a ...

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Kenny Titus and Matthew Robin for Kansas Senate District 18 | Topeka Voters Guide

cjonline 09 Oct 2024

... funding for litigation is used, but after hearing testimony and working through several issues related to the bill, I supported a version of notice for the use of third-party litigation funding.

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People: Clarion; John Howe & Co; Modo25; and more

The Business Desk 09 Oct 2024

Alina Hutnyk in the Intellectual Property team, Angela Nako in the Costs and Litigation Funding team, Chloe Lazenby in Real Estate and Qasim Ali in Court of Protection ... and Litigation Funding team.

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Ken Corbet and Jade Pearson Ramsdell for Kansas House D54 | Topeka Voters Guide

cjonline 09 Oct 2024

As your representative, my mission is to fund you, not run you ... Public education is fully funded and all the litigation on the matter is completed ... Diverting public funds to vouchers harms our local schools in District 54.

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Under-fire Nick Read was unprepared for Post Office challenge

Computer Weekly 09 Oct 2024

“The litigation is not the huge PR risk to the Post Office that [the government] believe it to be.” ... Post Office faces group litigation over Horizon IT as subpostmasters fund class action.

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Emails Reveal BP Gave $550,000 to Group Fighting Climate Lawsuits

Yahoo Daily News 08 Oct 2024

... related initiative at BP America that “advocates and promotes group campaigns through many avenues.” In a section labelled “litigation support,” it notes $300,000 in additional funding for MAP.

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Post Office IT transformation project was ‘set up to fail’, chairman tells inquiry

Computer Weekly 08 Oct 2024

Group litigation against Post Office being prepared in Horizon dispute ... Post Office faces group litigation over Horizon IT as subpostmasters fund class action ... 1,000 subpostmasters apply to join IT-related group litigation against Post Office.

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APCIA Encourages Support for Legislation to Provide Transparency in Litigation Funding (APCI - American Property Casualty Insurance Association)

Public Technologies 07 Oct 2024

... litigation funding in civil litigation ... APCIA appreciates Chairman Issa's leadership for introducing legislation that would require disclosure of third party litigation funding in civil litigation.

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Protect funding system that helped Bates sue Post Office, government told

The Observer 07 Oct 2024

In an open letter to the government, a number of those bringing mass-action-style lawsuits have urged ministers to protect the litigation funding sector and help safeguard people’s ability to bring cases against large companies.

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Op-Ed | The lawsuit industrial complex is destroying New York’s for-hire transit industry

AM New York 07 Oct 2024

At the same time, the state legislature’s failure to rein in predatory lawsuit lending and mandate disclosure of litigation funding agreements in court provides a steady stream of shadowy dark money to fuel the fire of fraudulent claims.

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Loudon County Schools votes to join lawsuit related to insulin overcharging

Knoxville Daily Sun 07 Oct 2024

“(Self-funded health plans are) paying some 10 to 20 times the appropriate amount for diabetes medication, and so what we're trying to do in the litigation is recover the funds that these companies ...

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Amid deficit, CCSD could add $3.5M in litigation costs

Las Vegas Review-Journal 07 Oct 2024

As the Clark County School District faces a potential $20 million deficit — a shortfall it has blamed, in part, on the cost of litigation — trustees will vote Thursday on whether to approve paying $3.5 million in another settlement.