About Global Forum Shopping

Global forum shopping is a disturbing new trend in which foreign plaintiffs take advantage of the unusually expansive features of the American judicial system to file lawsuits in U.S. courts. The court system has become a magnet for foreign plaintiffs due to the U.S. legal system’s extensive pre-trial discovery processes; openness to trials by jury; and penchant for allowing punitive damages, class actions and outlandish awards.

Third Party Financing: Ethical and Legal Ramifications in Collective Actions

ILR has released a new publication on the emerging issue of third party litigation financing, which states that allowing outside investors to fund lawsuits in exchange for a share of the award or settlement could pose significant legal and ethical risks, including the prolonging of litigation and the weakening of traditional attorney-client relationships.

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