The Economics of Third-Party Financed Litigation

This paper examines the law and economics of third-party financed litigation. I explore the conditions under which a system of third-party financiers and litigators can enhance social welfare, and the conditions under which it is likely to reduce social welfare. Among the applications I consider are the sale of legal rights (such as contingent tort claims) to insurers, to patent trolls, and to financiers generally

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Hylton, Keith N.
Publisher:	[2011]: [S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Theorie \| Theory \| Zivilprozess \| Civil litigation \| Rechtsökonomik \| Economic analysis of law

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (40 p)
Series:	Boston Univ. School of Law, Law and Economics Research Paper ; No. 11-57
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments December 12, 2011 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.1971229 [DOI]
Classification:	K00 - Law and Economics. General ; K13 - Tort Law and Product Liability ; K19 - Basic Areas of Law. Other ; K39 - Other Substantive Areas of Law. Other ; K40 - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior. General ; K41 - Litigation Process ; K49 - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior. Other
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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