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Litigation

May 19, 2016

Litigation financier pledges $300,000 for Irvine law school's new institute

Bentham IMF says the UC Irvine School of Law's Civil Justice Research Institute will counter the work of the Institute for Legal Reform.

By Meghann M. Cuniff
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Bentham IMF, a litigation finance fund, has pledged $300,000 toward UC Irvine School of Law's new Civil Justice Research Institute, publicly declaring its stake in what's described as an attempt to counter the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's anti-litigation Institute for Legal Reform.

The support comes amid an unprecedented rise in portfolio litigation financing. The cha...

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