Brian A. Hooven
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Litigation funders are well aware that half of the potential market is largely untapped. Clients would prefer to focus on their business rather than litigation, and offload some or all of their defense costs to a third-party. Law firms want the fee flexibility that defense-side funding could provide. So why is defense funding still the … Continue Reading
Basic Test Why stop at excluding expert testimony when you can exclude the expert? For years, expert witness conflicts doctrine has been developed through the federal common law. Although appellate courts have been relatively silent on the issue, trial courts regularly strike experts that have received confidential information from the opposing party. Courts generally disqualify … Continue Reading
Defense Funding: The Next Frontier for Litigation Financing
By Brian A. Hooven on Posted in Asset Management, Litigation
The Science Behind Expert Disqualification
By Brian A. Hooven on Posted in Experts
