South Carolina Supreme Court · US (SC) · 2000 · Decided
Citation/Docket: 532 S.E.2d 269 (S.C. 2000)
Posture: Champerty defense to assigned claim
Funder(s) involved: Osprey (assignee/funder)
Assignment of an interest in a real-estate lawsuit in exchange for funding was attacked as champertous.
South Carolina abolished champerty as a defense, holding other doctrines police litigation abuse.
One of the watershed pro-funding decisions; frequently cited by courts retiring champerty.
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