U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y.; Second Circuit · US (NY) · 2014 · Decided
Citation/Docket: 974 F. Supp. 2d 362 (S.D.N.Y. 2014), aff'd 833 F.3d 74 (2d Cir. 2016)
Posture: Defendant company's RICO action against claimant team
Funder(s) involved: Burford Capital and others (Treca facility) funded the Lago Agrio claimants
Chevron's RICO case over the $9.5B Ecuadorian judgment exposed the funding arrangements behind the Lago Agrio litigation; Burford later stated it had been defrauded by the claimant team and exited.
Judgment held procured by fraud and unenforceable in the U.S.; the funding agreement's terms became public evidence.
Funder diligence must extend to the integrity of the funded team, not just claim merits; funding agreements can become trial exhibits.
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