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S 471 116th Congress Senate

Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation funding in certain actions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 13, 2019 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
Law Civil actions and liabilityJudicial procedure and administrationLawyers and legal servicesLegal fees and court costs
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action February 13, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019

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).

 

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All 2 Republican 2
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Feb 13, 2019
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Feb 13, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 471: Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-471/
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"S. 471: Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-471/.
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