About the Author(s)

Ronen Avraham is a senior lecturer at the University of Texas School of Law and a professor at the Buchmann Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University.

Anthony J. Sebok

Anthony J. Sebok is a professor of law at Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law.

Joanna Shepherd

Thomas Simmons Professor of Law
Emory University School of Law

Joanna Shepherd is a Nonresident Scholar with ICLE.

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Financial Regulation

The Whac-A-Mole Game: An Empirical Analysis of the Regulation of Litigant Third Party Financing

Ronen Avraham, Anthony J. Sebok, & Joanna Shepherd May 28, 2024

U of Texas Law, Legal Studies Research Paper Forthcoming View Original Source

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Abstract

Using a unique private dataset from one of the largest consumer litigation financing firms in the U.S., we are the first to explore the impact of states’ regulatory activity (statutory or judicial) on funders’ behavior and consumers’ welfare. Our comprehensive dataset includes data on over 105,000 third party funding agreements from 2000 throughout 2020 and data we compiled ourselves from court decisions, state legislation, and regulatory actions.

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