Betting on Justice: Borrowing to sue

By Binyamin Appelbaum and Ben Hallman

Large banks, hedge funds and private investors hungry for new and lucrative opportunities are bankrolling other people’s lawsuits, pumping h

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"… afford to take on a railroad,” Woodfill said. BNSF’s general counsel, Charles Shewmake, said the company had carefully reviewed claims brought by its former work …"