HR 2025 United States House · 117th Congress

Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2021

Summary
Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2021 This bill requires lawyers for plaintiffs in certain lawsuits to provide the court and other parties in the lawsuit with any agreement that entitles an outside business (i.e., a business that is not a party, class member, or counsel in the lawsuit) to receive payment contingent on the lawsuit's outcome. The lawyers for the plaintiffs shall also provide the identity of the outside business. Specifically, these requirements shall apply to any class action or multi-district litigation (i.e. related civil cases pending in different districts that are consolidated for pretrial proceedings).
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Mar 2021
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Introduced Mar 18, 2021 Last action Oct 19, 2021
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Oct 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
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Mar 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Mar 18, 2021
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Introduced in House
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Darrell Issa
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