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Indy Law Firm to Represent AHA in Westvale Lawsuit

Based on the advice of its insurance carrier, the Anderson Housing Authority has hired Indianapolis law firm Barnes & Thornburg to represent it in a federal lawsuit. The Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana and two tenants filed a class-action lawsuit against AHA, citing sexual harassment, racial discrimination and health problems related to conditions that the management failed to …


The Gavel Gamble: Litigation Emerges as an Asset Class

For years, the profits that have emerged from the opaque world of law have been beyond the reach of non-lawyers in Canada. But that is changing quickly. A recent ruling in Ontario has helped swing open the door for litigation investment funds — which allow investors to bankroll lawsuits in the hopes of sharing in the potential proceeds — to establish a beachhead in Canada.