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Who's funding your lawsuit? Florida bills would require disclosure

As legal fees grow larger, more and more plaintiffs are forced to borrow money to fund lawsuits against parties they contend caused their injuries. But there’s no requirement to inform defendants — including large corporations and insurance companies — when a plaintiff’s lawsuit is funded by a third party. Nor is there a way for the state to know whether those financiers include foreign . ....

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