Federal Valsartan Judge Latest to Confirm Litigation Funding Not Discoverable

October 12, 2019

That decision—the latest in a long line of cases denying such discovery requests—confirmed that defendants are not free to probe plaintiffs’ finances absent some showing of need.

Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider on Sept. 18 denied a products liability MDL defendant’s request to discover whether the plaintiffs had litigation funding, the details of any such funding arrangements, and communications concerning the financing.

Full article available on Bloomberg Law
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/insight-federal-valsartan-judge-latest-to-confirm-litigation-funding-not-discoverable

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