Jason Hartman talks with Justin Leto, co-founder of Level Insurance, about how his company is helping the legal profession by offering litigation insurance. This gives lawyers protection from lost expenses when working contingency cases.
Q&A With A Co-Founder Of Level Insurance On This Really Unique Product I have long remarked that the insurance industry does a good job of offering products to address the risks associated with unique and new exposures. I’m referring to legitimate risks — not those silly policies that the media loves to talk about, that […]
Historically, defendants have obtained insurance policies for litigation cost protection. Industries and professions that are especially litigious often have multi-million liability policies purchased in advance to carry the costs of defending lawsuits and malpractice claims. Meanwhile, plaintiffs and their attorneys who work on a contingency basis have shouldered the financial risks of litigation, which limits […]
The Level Team is delighted to introduce our newest member, Lindsay Milstein, Esq. Lindsay brings over 10 years of legal and professional legal services experience to our organization, and will play a key role in helping us strengthen our core commitment to our clients.
The U.S. legal services market has within the past five years warmed up to the idea of litigation finance, a practice first adopted in Australia and then the U.K. A well-known British-based broker of litigation funding, TheJudge Group Holdings Ltd., will announce Wednesday it is launching in the U.S. with hopes to grow domestic awareness of another across-the-pond legal financial product: Litigation insurance for plaintiffs.
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The U.S. legal services market has within the past five years warmed up to the idea of litigation finance, a practice first adopted in Australia and then the U.K. A well-known British-based broker of litigation funding, TheJudge Group Holdings Ltd., will announce Wednesday it is launching in the U.S. with hopes to grow domestic awareness of another across-the-pond legal financial product: Litigation insurance for plaintiffs.
Plaintiffs lawyers know the rule: If they lose their lawsuits, they and their clients pay the expenses, while defendants often have insurance to defray legal costs. But what if there were a way to mitigate the financial risk plaintiffs assume in bringing a case to trial?
