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Lawyers still skeptical of litigation funding (access required)

by Sylvia Hsieh

Published: December 26,2012

Litigation funding companies are increasingly marketing their services to cash-strapped plaintiffs who have large medical bills but possibly an even larger legal recovery on the horizon. But plaintiffs’ lawyers remain skeptical of the practice. Plaintiffs’ attorneys say they have seen an uptick in marketing from funding companies, which offer cash up front in return for a piece ...
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