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Ever Heard of Lawsuit Investing?

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Putin’s Billionaires Dodge Sanctions by Financing Lawsuits (1)

An investment firm founded by Russian billionaires with ties to Vladimir Putin has financed lawsuits around the world, in some cases working with the company’s directors, clients, and Russian banks in an effort to evade international sanctions.

Barely Legal: The Surreal Saga of Tom Girardi and Erika Jayne

COVER STORY: Swindled orphans. Crooked investigators. A fortune squandered on bling. Inside the scandal that toppled L.A.’s top lawyer and his ambitious reality TV star wife

Sysco sues litigation funder Burford, blasts Boies Schiller over $140 million soured deal

(Reuters) - Critics of the multibillion-dollar litigation finance industry could hardly have dreamed up a more vivid illustration of its purported perils than a lawsuit, opens new tab filed on Wednesday by the gigantic restaurant food distributor Sysco Corp against subsidiaries of Burford Capital Limited, the biggest litigation funder in the world.

It's Time To Put a Lid on Runaway Lawyer Fees

Lawyer Fees Are Out of Control

Give More Money to Clients by Limiting What Lawyers Can Keep

California voters will likely have a chance in the November 2022 general election to enact a long-overdue consumer protection law, one that bars lawyers from gouging their clients with exorbitant percentage recovery fees. Several initiatives now before the California attorney general for title and summary will soon be circulated to gather enough voter signatures to put at least one such measure on the ballot.

Small business owners say attorney is misusing CA law to file hundreds of malicious lawsuits

More than a dozen San Diego County small business owners say they’ve done nothing wrong. They say they’ve dedicated their careers to helping immigrants achieve the American dream. And yet they, and hundreds of their colleagues throughout Southern California, argue they’re facing malicious lawsuits designed for one purpose – to shake them down for tens of thousands of dollars in legal settlements.

Santa Paula small businesses hit with wave of lawsuits for alleged ADA violations

Classic buildings house small shops, almost all of which are owned by people who live there. Now, those small businesses are seeing a wave of lawsuits for alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Hear From The Victims of Lawsuit Abuse

Robin Serna

"Yep…was an auto accident, and had to obtain Legal counsel to seek payout from the responsible party…they charged us 40% PLUS expenses. It’s BS!!! We already lost so much because of the accident, then when we finally did collect, we ended up with hardly anything."

Julianus Rod

"I was charged 40% ($8,000) just for a form letter a lawyer sent to recover funds. Currently in ongoing litigation I find that not only does the defendant pay high attorney fees, but now we also have to taxes on those fees. Then the lawyer pays taxes on them again. We seriously need to get back the right to deduct legal fees. Otherwise, the injured party ends up with the smallest amount. The majority goes to taxes, layers get the next cut, what ever is left over the defendant gets. That’s all kinds of wrong!”"

Kevin Manchen

"Lawyers not only take a third but also bill for everything in between! Not right! The should only be allowed 20%. Fees have gotten outta control!.”"

Russell Livingston

"Won 100K in a class action against inadequate house builders in Merced. Lawyer took all but 39K. They told us up front they would 40%, but then at the end added “expenses”."

Carlos Ortiz.

"Yes, I had a law firm that had me docu sign and advised me that they require 40% if they win."

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