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Senate reintroduces third-party litigation funding transparency bill

By Nick Robertson ( February 12, 2026, 19:30 GMT | Insight) -- Republican senators reintroduced the Litigation Funding Transparency Act on Wednesday, which would mandate that civil plaintiffs disclose all sources of third-party funding, with additional regulations for foreign funders. Third-party funding is especially common in patent litigation, where it has become a hotly debated topic in the last year.The Litigation Funding Transparency Act (LTA) was reintroduced in the Senate on Wednesday, just weeks after its House counterpart was again pulled from consideration for a committee vote. The bill would require that civil plaintiffs disclose all sources of third-party funding and imposes additional disclosure requirements on foreign funders....

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