{"id":8987,"date":"2020-12-14T08:09:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T08:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/companyhub.liquid-themes.com\/staging\/?page_id=8987"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:02:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:02:53","slug":"what-we-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/askabouttplf.com\/?page_id=8987","title":{"rendered":"Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8987\" class=\"elementor elementor-8987\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13551886 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13551886\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d13a67 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d13a67\" 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-3ee7f6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ee7f6d\" 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>Although the issues TPLF raises can be complicated, the solutions are simple: Courts should AskAboutTPLF by ordering disclosure of TPLF agreements in their civil cases, and the FRCP should be amended to provide a simple, uniform procedure for disclosure of TPLF agreements in all federal district 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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1e556c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c1e556c\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a1dd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3a1dd5\" 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<h1><span style=\"color: #d1ad2a;\"><strong>How to Ask About TPLF<\/strong><\/span><\/h1><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Courts and parties should follow these general guidelines when asking about TPLF:<\/span><\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6609063 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6609063\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a527bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a527bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47df9b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47df9b2\" 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<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ask&nbsp;whether there is any non-party funding&nbsp;available to parties in the case&nbsp;involving&nbsp;repayment terms that are contingent&nbsp;on the outcome of the case;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[1440],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[8]}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Require the disclosure of any such agreements to&nbsp;all&nbsp;the parties and the court&nbsp;&#8212;&nbsp;versus&nbsp;ex&nbsp;parte&nbsp;discussions&nbsp;or&nbsp;in camera review&nbsp;&#8212;&nbsp;so&nbsp;parties&nbsp;can&nbsp;adequately assess&nbsp;them&nbsp;and, if necessary, brief the court if&nbsp;they pose any&nbsp;conflicts, control&nbsp;issues&nbsp;or other&nbsp;problems.&nbsp;&nbsp;This also allows parties to&nbsp;make \u201crealistic appraisals\u201d of the case; and<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[1440],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[8]}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If there&nbsp;is&nbsp;proprietary,&nbsp;confidential,&nbsp;or&nbsp;privileged information in these agreements,&nbsp;it&nbsp;should&nbsp;be&nbsp;redacted \u2013 just&nbsp;as occurs&nbsp;with many other documents courts&nbsp;handle&nbsp;in the normal course of&nbsp;litigation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[1440],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[8]}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f039b6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f039b6a\" 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-d62eff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d62eff0\" 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<h3><span style=\"color: #3a893d;\"><strong>2024 Judicial Conference Subcommittee Formation <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nLawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ) has proposed four amendments to the federal procedural rules that would require or facilitate disclosure of third-party litigation funding in civil litigation through simple and uniform procedures:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcd22a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcd22a9\" 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>The federal Advisory Committee on Civil Rules formed a subcommittee in October 2024 to examine the role of TPLF in federal courts and whether new or amended rules are needed.<\/p><p>The formation of the TPLF Subcommittee is an important step towards a much-needed uniform procedure for disclosure. Undisclosed TPLF has been a disruptive force in courtrooms nationwide resulting in a patchwork of court practices and conflicting responses from courts to requests for disclosure. LCJ advocates for a simple, uniform procedure for TPLF disclosure in all federal civil cases.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-303dc26 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"303dc26\" 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d95ed5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1d95ed5\" 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-ceefdb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ceefdb9\" 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<h3><span style=\"color: #3a893d;\"><strong>Federal Rules Proposals<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p>Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ) has proposed four amendments to the federal procedural rules that would require or facilitate disclosure of third-party litigation funding in civil litigation through simple and uniform procedures:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a3789f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a3789f\" 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<ul>\n \t<li>\nAmend FRCP 26 to add TPLF agreements to the list of initial disclosures a party must provide to other parties in the litigation without awaiting a discovery request, similar to how insurance agreements are currently treated. <strong><span style=\"color: #3a893d;\"><a style=\"color: #3a893d;\" href=\"https:\/\/askabouttplf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LCJ-Coalition-Letter-on-amending-FRCP-26a1Av-5.8.23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here.<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\n<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Amend FRCP 16 to add TPLF agreements to the list of topics that parties discuss among themselves and with the court during initial conferences. This would alert parties and judges to the presence of non-parties who have a direct financial stake in the case and facilitate discussion of the issues that TPLF may present. <strong><span style=\"color: #3a893d;\"><a style=\"color: #3a893d;\" href=\"https:\/\/askabouttplf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LCJ-and-ILR-Proposal-on-AMENDING-RULE-16c2-9.8.22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Amend FRCP 7.1. to provide TPLF disclosures to the court so judges can be properly informed when determining if they need to recuse from a case due to conflicts of interest. <strong><span style=\"color: #3a893d;\"><a style=\"color: #3a893d;\" href=\"https:\/\/askabouttplf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24-cv-d_suggestion_from_lcj_and_ilr_-_rule_7.1-1-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Amend Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 26.1 to require disclosure of non-party financial stakes directly tied to the outcome of proceedings pending before the United States Courts of Appeals. <span style=\"color: #3a893d;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3a893d;\" href=\"https:\/\/askabouttplf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LCJ-Proposal-on-Amending-Rule-26.1-9.1.22-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read m<\/a><a style=\"color: #3a893d;\" href=\"https:\/\/askabouttplf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LCJ-Proposal-on-Amending-Rule-26.1-9.1.22-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ore here.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e864d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e864d5\" 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 style=\"text-align: left;\">The purpose of these disclosure amendments is to promote a greater \u201cculture of compliance\u201d in the federal judiciary concerning conflicts of interest, provide transparency about TPLF funding, create uniformity of procedures in place of the current patchwork of local disclosure requirements and decisions by individual courts, and ensure that judges and parties have the information they need to manage the control, cost and confidentiality concerns described above.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">However, there is no reason to wait for these rules to be enacted. Litigants, attorneys, and judges should <strong>Ask About TPLF <\/strong>in their cases today.<\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c9372 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13c9372\" 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-2effadf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2effadf\" 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 elementor-element-f69ca57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f69ca57\" 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<div><span style=\"color: #3a893d;\"><strong style=\"font-family: halyard-display, sans-serif; font-size: 35px; text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Existing Rules<\/strong><\/span><\/div><p>Some federal districts and state courts have enacted limited requirements for the disclosure of TPLF. While these measures reflect the growing concerns about the problems TPLF may cause, they have significant limitations as they only apply to cases in particular jurisdictions and they are not consistent.\u00a0 Only a federal rule will ensure that TPLF is disclosed consistently across the U.S. federal court system.<\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #3a893d;\">Local Federal District Rules<\/span><\/h3><ul><li><strong>The Northern District of California<\/strong> requires some TPLF disclosure, but the District\u2019s requirements only apply to class action suits.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/askabouttplf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Connolly-Standing-Order-Re-TPLF-Arrangements-April-18-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #d1ad2a;\">USDC for Delaware Chief Judge Connolly\u2019s Standing Order on TPLF Disclosure<\/span><\/a>: <\/strong>A standing court order requiring TPLF disclosure, issued by Judge Colm Connolly, Chief Judge of the USDC for the District of Delaware, requires specific information on funding agreements and the nature of funding arrangements, where there is funding \u201con a non-recourse basis\u201d in exchange for a (1) financial interest contingent on the outcome of the litigation, or (2) a non-monetary result that is not in the nature of a loan or insurance.<\/li><\/ul>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7abbb34 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7abbb34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2511ec1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2511ec1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1ea723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1ea723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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