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Litigation funding agreements give funders “tools to exercise…control or influence over litigation and settlement decisions,” per a comment letter submitted by @LCJReform and @LegalReform to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. More from @IPWatchdog: shorturl.at/0DDHy

Federal courts are split on whether and how third-party litigation funding should be disclosed. LCJ and the Institute for Legal Reform are proposing an FRCP amendment requiring disclosure similar to how insurance contracts are disclosed. Read the proposal. lfcj.com/document-direc…

@LCJReform and @LegalReform are urging the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules to adopt a federal rule requiring disclosure of third-party litigation funding agreements. Read more from @LitigationJ here: shorturl.at/1Je38

Ahead of the April 14th meeting of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, @LegalReform and @LCJReform propose rule language  which would set a national, uniform standard for the disclosure of TPLF agreements. Read the full comment letter here: bit.ly/46Uq87R

A rule requiring disclosure of third-party litigation funding under FRCP 26(a)(1)(A) is recommended by Lawyers for Civil Justice and the Institute for Legal Reform in a new Rules Suggestion to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. Learn how it would work. lfcj.com/document-direc…

@LCJReform @LegalReform In the comment letter, the groups propose specific language for a new rule that would address the lack of uniform TPLF disclosure procedures. Read the letter here: bit.ly/46Uq87R

This week, @LCJReform and @LegalReform submitted a joint letter urging the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules to adopt a rule requiring disclosure of TPLF funding agreements.

Federal courts should have a uniform procedure for TPLF disclosure through an FRCP rule requiring disclosure of funding agreements, consistent with disclosure of insurance. Read the new LCJ and ILR proposal here. lfcj.com/document-direc…

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals should clarify its guidance on the application of Federal Rule of Evidence 702’s standards for the admissibility of expert evidence. Read LCJ’s amicus brief to the Fourth Circuit here: lfcj.com/document-direc…

LCJ’s newest amicus brief urges the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a district court’s “textbook judicial gatekeeping” decision to exclude proffered expert evidence that failed FRE 702’s admissibility standards. Learn more here: lfcj.com/document-direc…

Wisconsin has adopted amended its expert evidence rules to align with FRE 702. Gov. Evers signed legislation on March 6, making Wisconsin the seventh state to adopt this important change. Learn more at dontsaydaubert.com

LCJ’s newest amicus brief urges the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to grant mandamus on case threatening to significantly expand the crime-fraud exception to the attorney-client privilege. Learn more here. lfcj.com/document-direc…

LCJ’s recent amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals tackles the issue of fraudulent joiner, urging the adoption of the standard used by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to evaluate the practice. Read the brief: lfcj.com/document-direc…

Recent federal rule amendments provide new privilege logging flexibility. Check out the new Washington Legal Foundation backgrounder by Redgrave LLP on the amendments and considerations in using them. lfcj.com/document-direc…

"One MDL abuse has been the ability of trial lawyers to gather huge plaintiff groups without first having to establish a factual basis for the individual claims." Read today’s @WSJopinion editorial on how new FRCP 16.1 will help prevent meritless claims in MDLs:

"The tort bar may not love the new rule, but it is good news for everyone else." Read more from @WSJopinion on FRCP 16.1 here:

Improper joinder of defendants designed to defeat interstate jurisdiction undermines the role of federal courts as unbiased forums for interstate disputes & victimizes individuals and businesses who should never have been sued. lfcj.com/lcj-brief-urge…

LCJ’s brief in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals urges affirmation of a district court finding of improper joinder when there is “no basis for a finding of good faith effort or genuine intent to pursue a claim” against non-diverse defendants. lfcj.com/lcj-brief-urge…

Meritless claims have overwhelmed federal mass-tort MDLs for years – until now. Rule 16.1 is now in effect, and if used appropriately, it will help discourage and reduce meritless claims from infecting MDLs. Read more here: bit.ly/4io0QUf

NEWS ALERT: Rule 16.1, the first Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (FRCP) ever developed specifically to govern MDL proceedings, takes effect December 1. This Rule puts the vetting of claims on the agenda for an early conference among the parties. Read more: bit.ly/4io0QUf