Litigation funding firms move quietly into Florida; company chiefs brush aside ethical worries: 'We are not practicing law here.'

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Litigation firms are discussed which provide upfront cash to plaintiffs and receive a minority interest in any judgment or settlement in return. These businesses buy a stake in the lawsuit's outcome rather than loaning money with interest to plaintiff or attorney. Several of the the Florida Bar's opinions have found the practice unethical.

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The long good deed; a routine job as guardian ad litem turned into a 4-year search

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Corporate attorney Alan J Kluger's lengthy pro bono work on a child custody case which turned into parental kidnapping is described. The kidnapping victim, Bobby, was discovered wandering alone in Cancun, Mexico, after prior sightings in Panama and Colombia. The whereabouts of the father remain unknown.

Colombia, Investigations, International aspects, Custody of children, Child custody, Kidnapping, Parental, Parental kidnapping, Kluger, Alan J., Lopez, Robert Alan

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Litigation budgets can save money; lawsuits are particularly amenable to the process because they have specific and predictable cases

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The best way to save money during litigation is by setting up a budget. The stages of this process are the initial evaluation, identification of the dispositions for budget achievement, formulation of a litigation strategy, and regular billing.

United States

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