Denver Lawsuit to Determine Whether Legal Finance Firms Must Register as Lenders
2/6/2012 Gary Chodes considers himself an investor. However, it is a bit difficult to determine as to what he is investing in. Chodes, who established the Chicago-based firm called Oasis Legal Finance, advances money to plaintiffs in lawsuits and is often perceived as using the courts just like a venture capital market. When the […]
California Waits for Legal Ruling on Tar Sands
2/6/2012 In California, there is an ongoing high-stakes legal battle over whether the clean air agency of the state can enforce a novel rule that seeks to slash transportation fuel carbon emissions. The dispute is being closely monitored because the decision could choke carbon-intensive oil sands’ global market demand at a time that is […]