Alternative litigation financing in the United States : : issues, knowns, and unknowns / / Steven Garber.
Alternative litigation financing (ALF)--also known as ""third-party"" litigation financing--refers to provision of capital by parties other than plaintiffs, defendants, their lawyers, or defendants' insurers to support litigation-related activity. This paper describes the AL...
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| Superior document: | Occasional paper ; OP-306-LFCMP |
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| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ;
OP-306. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (68 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | Alternative litigation financing (ALF)--also known as ""third-party"" litigation financing--refers to provision of capital by parties other than plaintiffs, defendants, their lawyers, or defendants' insurers to support litigation-related activity. This paper describes the ALF industry as of early 2010 and discusses the legal ethics, social morality, and, especially, potential economic effects of ALF. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-50). |
| ISBN: | 1282940473 9786612940477 0833050729 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Steven Garber. |