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Funding the Fight: Inside Litigation Funding with Rocade Capital (opens the original)
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What does a litigation finance underwriter actually look for before investing in a law firm? Adam Rosen, Managing Director and Head of Underwriting at Rocade Capital, joins Mirena Umizaj Dumas to share what he has learned from working on both sides of litigation finance. Before moving into underwriting, Adam litigated mass tort cases at Ashcraft & Gerel, experience that now shapes how he evaluates law firms, case portfolios, and opportunities for funding. In this episode, Adam and Mirena discuss
Inside High-Stakes Trucking Litigation with Jay Vaughn (opens the original)
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Jay Vaughn is a Board Certified Truck Accident Law Advocate at Hendy Johnson Vaughn, P.S.C., whose practice focuses on trucking litigation, traumatic brain injuries, wrongful death, and other serious personal injury matters. In this episode, Mirena Umizaj Dumas and Jay discuss what separates a true trucking litigation specialist from a generalist firm, the insurance coverage details attorneys often overlook, and why referral fee sharing can become one of the most expensive ways to grow a practic
The Cases That Change America: Ron Johnson on Suing Meta Over Social Media Addiction (opens the original)
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Ron Johnson has tried cases to verdict for more than 25 years, including a $74 million wrongful death verdict, one of the largest personal injury verdicts in Kentucky history. He is co-lead counsel for the school districts suing Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and Snap over social media addiction. In this episode, Mirena and Ron cover how he ended up representing school districts in one of the most closely watched pieces of litigation in the country, what the science currently shows heading into the next
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