{"id":8958,"date":"2020-12-14T07:27:37","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T07:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/companyhub.liquid-themes.com\/staging\/?page_id=8958"},"modified":"2024-09-07T01:17:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T05:17:07","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/askabouttplf.com\/?page_id=8958","title":{"rendered":"Why Ask About TPLF?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8958\" class=\"elementor elementor-8958\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27120b7b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27120b7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3143ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3143ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0178d35\" data-id=\"0178d35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a813ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a813ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Courts and parties to civil litigation must <strong>Ask About TPLF<\/strong> in order to know who is controlling decisions in the courtroom, avoid conflicts of interest and disruptions to the legal process, and comply with basic procedural rules. Today banks, Wall Street hedge funds, foreign sovereign wealth funds and other entities invest secretive third-party funding in lawsuits and have more than $15 billion in assets dedicated to U.S. civil litigation &#8212; betting that they can earn big returns from large legal judgments and settlements.<\/p><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Because these funding arrangements are usually not disclosed, courts and parties don\u2019t know:<\/span><\/h4><ul><li><strong>how many or which cases<\/strong> potentially involve such funding,<\/li><li><strong>the extent of the funders\u2019 influence or control over decisions, <\/strong><\/li><li>the<strong> potential for conflicts<\/strong> or<\/li><li>the<strong> role or impact that third-party funders may have in cases. <\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>These are all reasons why courts and parties need to Ask About TPLF \u2014 and need to ask about it in the right way. Unfortunately, the approach some courts use to raise the topic \u2013 verbally in open court or <em>ex parte<\/em> in chambers \u2013 is ineffective and unfair. Courts should order disclosure of TPLF agreements, and a rule is needed to provide a consistent process across all federal courts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea55d1c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ea55d1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e10c2ba elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e10c2ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"10418\" class=\"elementor elementor-10418 e-loop-item e-loop-item-10964 post-10964 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-campaign-news category-news category-resources category-tplf-in-the-news tag-campaign-news tag-tplf-in-the-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f87b023 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f87b023\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/askabouttplf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Unified-Patents-Letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-736043c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"736043c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73fa73d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73fa73d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">October 5, 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba27c41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ba27c41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unified Patents, LLC, Submits Letter to urge the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to require disclosure of nonparty litigation funders.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb17394 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cb17394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unified Patents<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a0d383 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a0d383\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"10418\" class=\"elementor elementor-10418 e-loop-item e-loop-item-10960 post-10960 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-campaign-news category-news tag-campaign-news tag-tplf-in-the-news source-intelligence-insurer\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f87b023 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f87b023\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/www.intelligentinsurer.com\/us-litigation-funding-should-be-disclosed-say-reinsurers\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-736043c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"736043c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73fa73d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73fa73d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">September 16, 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba27c41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ba27c41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">US litigation funding should be disclosed, say reinsurers<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb17394 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cb17394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Intelligence Insurer<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a0d383 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a0d383\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-id=\"73fa73d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">September 15, 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba27c41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ba27c41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More Than 200 Companies Urge Federal Rules Committee to Require Disclosure of Litigation Funders<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb17394 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cb17394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IP Watchdog<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a0d383 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a0d383\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff60297 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff60297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By Rose Esfandiari<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"10418\" class=\"elementor elementor-10418 e-loop-item e-loop-item-10956 post-10956 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-campaign-news category-news tag-campaign-news tag-tplf-in-the-news source-insurance-journal\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f87b023 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f87b023\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/national\/2026\/09\/15\/885173.htm\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-736043c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"736043c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73fa73d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73fa73d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">September 15, 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba27c41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ba27c41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insurance Companies Join Letter to Push TPLF Disclosure in Federal Courts<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb17394 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cb17394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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