Texas Senator John Cornyn was among a group of Republican U.S. Senators who have reintroduced legislation that would require plaintiffs to disclose when they’ve secured third-party funding in lawsuits.
Lisa A. Rickard, the president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, said in a statement supporting the bill that “Congress also sees the dangers that secretive lawsuit funding deals pose to fairness and justice in our courts.”
“It’s time for the lucrative business of betting on other peoples’ lawsuits to get examined in the light of day, and the Litigation Funding Transparency Act will do just that,” she said.
Read more: Sen. Cornyn Among Republicans Reintroducing Bill Pushing for Disclosure of Litigation Funding
https://www.tala.com/sen-cornyn-republicans-reintroducing-bill-pushing-disclosure-litigation-funding/
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