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16 Aug 2010, 7:15 pm
Rubin, Department of Economics Emory University, writes: The common law has long forbidden third party investment in lawsuits based on "champerty" and related doctrines. [read post]
14 Jul 2010, 9:17 am by Ted Frank
If so, there is a good-faith basis to bring a lawsuit for champerty in many states. [read post]
6 Jul 2010, 7:32 pm by Peter Vodola
  Historically, champerty was against the public policy, and champerty agreements were found to be void. . . . [read post]
4 Jul 2010, 9:52 pm by Simon Gibbs
Unfortunately this chapter also deals with Maintenance and Champerty and even more unfortunately recommends retaining the rule, and even more unfortunately that the rule should be abrogated for third party funders. [read post]
25 Jun 2010, 2:11 am by Peter Vodola
  Those laws may include longstanding common law rules prohibiting "champerty". [read post]
7 Jun 2010, 7:40 am by Walter Olson
[NYLJ] Tags: champerty, litigation finance Related posts Update: staking the Shinnecocks (0) Update: lawsuit-funding cos. shun Ohio (0) Update: Forbes on Lodi mess (0) New at Point of Law (0) New at Point of Law (5) [read post]
5 May 2010, 10:14 pm by Simon Gibbs
Now, if it is possible to influence the outcome of court cases through a spiritualist, and ignoring English witchcraft laws, what do the laws of champerty and maintenance have to say on the matter? [read post]
19 Apr 2010, 11:04 am by John Steele
., largely through ethical rules disallowing champerty and fee-sharing among lawyers and non-lawyers. [read post]
19 Apr 2010, 9:27 am by Lawrence Solum
., largely through ethical rules disallowing champerty and fee-sharing among lawyers and non-lawyers. [read post]
21 Jan 2010, 12:11 pm by Eric
(For true legal geeks, there is a brief and uncommon discussion of anti-champerty laws). [read post]
15 Jan 2010, 8:00 am by Eric Turkewitz
I do.The Second Circuit Court of Appeals opines on champerty and maintenance in New York. [read post]
30 Nov 2009, 6:14 am
Tags: champerty, chasing clients, Connecticut, medical malpractice, New York, New York state, pleading Related posts Champerty and maintenance watch (0) Tasteful moments in lawyer advertising (1) November 7 roundup (8) March 23 roundup (1) March 1 roundup (1) [read post]
30 Oct 2009, 12:19 am
That was once called "champerty;" today, it's called "business as usual. [read post]
16 Oct 2009, 2:55 am
Love Funding Corporation NEW YORK COURT OF APPEALSBusiness Law Free With Registration: No Champerty Breach When Assignee Sues to Collect on Legitimate Claim Decisions of Interest APPELLATE DIVISIONFIRST DEPARTMENTInsurance Law Settlements' Disclosures Properly Compelled As Material, Necessary to Issues in Third-Party Suit Osowski v. [read post]
16 Oct 2009, 2:52 am
If you are already an online subscriber to New York Law Journal you should be able to click on any of the links provided below, sign in, and access the full text of articles listedClick here to go to www.nylj.com New Trial Ordered Due to Guilty Verdict on Two Conflicting Counts Subscription Required No Champerty Breach When Assignee Sues to Collect on Legitimate Claim Subscription Required No Added Royalties for Use of Ringtones in Public Places, Judge Says… [read post]
28 Sep 2009, 6:52 am
Del Webb sued defendants for champerty and maintenance (!) [read post]
27 Aug 2009, 6:11 am
The recovery agent was also found guilty of champerty, that is, negotiating to receive a share of  the proceeds of litigation in which he had no interest.The case concerned a 51-year-old unemployed mother who agreed to the recovery agent’s deal to have the solicitor, Ms. [read post]
24 Aug 2009, 6:13 pm
    For a talk at an upcoming ethics conference at the University of Akron School of Law, I decided to write about the Ohio Supreme Court's Rancman opinion, which not only rejected litigation funding as champerty and maintenance, but used rather hostile language to do so and utterly failed to weigh the merits of the practice. [read post]
16 Jun 2009, 7:46 pm
I hadn't considered hiring a public relations firm to push quotes on reporters, but then, I've earned my clients the old fashioned way: barratry and champerty. [read post]