On The Merits

By: Bloomberg Industry Group
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  • On The Merits brings you the biggest stories of the week from Bloomberg Law and Bloomberg Government, coupled with smart interviews and analysis on a variety of legal and government topics. You’ll hear voices and perspectives from across the industry, including reporters, editors, attorneys, legal scholars, and government officials. Host: David Schultz.
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  • Fortress Dominates Litigation Finance—With Money and Intensity

    Fortress Dominates Litigation Finance—With Money and Intensity
    Oct 17 2024
    Fortress Investment Group has powered its way to the top of the litigation funding industry. It has committed $6.6 billion to legal assets, and another $2.9 billion to intellectual property. But beyond the money, the secret to the firm's success may be its intensity and attention to detail. Bloomberg Law litigation finance reporter Emily Siegel sat down for almost three hours with two Fortress executives: Jack Neumark, managing partner and co-CIO, and Eran Zur, head of intellectual property. They discussed the firm's litigation finance activities in depth for the first time. Siegel also sifted through UCC filings to uncover where some of that money goes. On this episode of our podcast, On The Merits, Siegel details what she learned about this secretive company, who they work with, and how Zur's article nearly ten years ago about patent trolls keeps coming back to haunt him. Do you have feedback on this episode of On The Merits? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690.
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    15 mins
  • Despite Disney, 'Infinite Arbitration' Not Going Away

    Despite Disney, 'Infinite Arbitration' Not Going Away
    Oct 15 2024
    Disney recently backtracked on its attempts to force arbitration on a widower who who filed a wrongful death lawsuit but, it said, had agreed to not take the company to court when he signed up for a free trial of its streaming service. This about-face, which followed a wave of bad publicity for Disney, may be the exception, not the rule, according to a law professor who specializes in arbitration. David Horton calls these agreements "infinite arbitration" clauses because they force consumers to arbitrate all claims against a company—even claims that have no connection to the original agreement. And the University of California, Davis, professor says infinite arbitration claims are everywhere now, especially tucked into the online terms-of-service agreements that consumers rarely, actually read. On this episode of our podcast, On The Merits, Horton talks about how the Supreme Court opened the door for these types of broad arbitration clauses, and why he thinks the issue could be heading back there in the future. Do you have feedback on this episode of On The Merits? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690.
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    18 mins
  • Democrats Need More Than Money to Win in November

    Democrats Need More Than Money to Win in November
    Oct 8 2024
    Vice President Kamala Harris enjoyed a huge cash infusion to her campaign shortly after it launched this summer, and one of the groups behind this influx were attorneys donating to the Democratic candidate. Attorneys gave more than $8 million to the Harris campaign in just the first 10 days of its existence, according to data analyzed by Bloomberg Law reporters Tatyana Monnay and K. Sophie Will. This is the latest example of the legal profession moving more toward the Democratic column with every passing election cycle. However, despite this fundraising advantage, the Democrats are still waging an uphill fight for control of the House and the Senate in this year's congressional elections. On this episode of our podcast, On The Merits, Bloomberg Government's Greg Giroux explains why an unfavorable Senate map for Democrats may be more than robust fundraising can overcome. Also, Monnay talks about why lawyers are fans of the vice president and why attorneys who back former President Donald Trump are staying low-key. Do you have feedback on this episode of On The Merits? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690.
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    15 mins

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