Litigation Funding Journal

Public Consumers are increasingly willing to interact with artificial intelligence when contacting a law firm, but that comfort drops sharply once the conversation turns complex or personal, according to new survey data. According to figures published by Bristol Law Society, the research was commissioned by customer conversation company Moneypenny and conducted by Censuswide among 2,000 UK consumers between June 8 and June 10, 2026.

Public In an Independence Day editorial, the Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding (ARC) argues that meaningful freedom includes the ability of injured Americans to pursue their legal claims without financial desperation forcing them into unfair settlements. The piece positions consumer legal funding as a practical tool for keeping the outcome of a case tied to its facts rather than to a plaintiff’s bank balance.

Public Peter Thiel-Backed “Objection” Turns the Gawker Playbook Into an AI Tribunal for Journalists | A decade after he secretly bankrolled Hulk Hogan's lawsuit that bankrupted Gawker, billionaire Peter Thiel is again funding an effort aimed at the press — this time through a startup that lets the wealthy pay to put reporters on trial before an artificial-intelligence "jury." The venture, called Objection, was founded by Aron D'Souza, the lawyer who orchestrated the Thiel-financed campaign...

Public The Milestone Foundation Announces 2026 Compassionate Counsel Honorees | Today, The Milestone Foundation, the only nonprofit organization providing fair and transparent litigation funding to plaintiffs, announced the honorees of its 2026 Compassionate Counsel Program.

Today, The Milestone Foundation, the only nonprofit organization providing fair and transparent litigation funding to plaintiffs, announced the honorees of its 2026 Compassionate Counsel Program. Now in its fourth consecutive year, the Compassionate Counsel Program recognizes trial lawyers who go above and beyond in serving their clients, not only as skilled legal advocates, but as trusted guides through some of the most difficult periods of their clients’ lives.

| Public As states such as Illinois move to restrict non-lawyer ownership of law firms, defenders of alternative business structures are pushing back, arguing that ABS models expand access to justice for consumers and small businesses that traditional firms have little economic incentive to serve. The debate goes to the heart of how technology and outside capital should reshape the delivery of legal services.

| Public Kansas has adopted a comprehensive framework for regulating consumer legal funding, with Governor Laura Kelly signing the Transparency in Consumer Legal Funding Act, House Bill 2518, into law. Commentators have positioned the statute, which takes effect July 1, 2026, as a model for other states weighing how to oversee the fast-growing consumer funding sector.

| Public The following piece was contributed by Eric Schurke, CEO, North America at Moneypenny. In litigation finance, firms often believe they win or lose opportunities based on the quality of their analysis, the strength of their capital position, or the sophistication of their investment strategy. But, in reality, that decision is often made much earlier.

| Public Latin America–focused litigation funder Loopa Finance has announced that it will fund a civil action filed by nearly 300 apartment owners at the Villa Panamericana housing complex in Cerrillos, Santiago, against the developers and contractors behind the project. The claim, brought before Santiago’s 10th Civil Court, exceeds $18 million in aggregate damages.

The LFJ Podcast Episode 87 | Our guest today is Marci Waterman, President of Sterling Analytics. Sterling Analytics audits billions of dollars of legal spend annually to help companies manage their outside legal expenses through a reliable and consistent process of review. Prior to joining Sterling Analytics, Marci was a New York City prosecutor in the Major Narcotics Unit serving as a felony trial attorney.