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Committee pauses work on third-party litigation funding bill to allow compromise language
Summary
Senate Bill 54, which would limit discovery of third-party litigation-funding agreements and require reporting to the Judicial Council, was discussed and parties agreed to compromise language; the committee recessed to allow the reviser time to draft amendments for a later working session.
Senate Bill 54, a bill that would set a test for courts to determine when discovery of third-party litigation-funding agreements is appropriate and would require reporting of such agreements to the Judicial Council, was the subject of lengthy discussion and a party-negotiated compromise during the committee meeting.
The reviser's explanation described the bill's two core parts: a test for courts to weigh…
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