2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB1274: Consumer Protection - Third-Party Litigation Financing

Legislative Summary

Prohibiting certain litigation financiers from engaging in certain conduct with respect to litigation financing transactions and certain litigation financing contracts; requiring that the litigation financing contracts contain certain disclosures and be executed in a certain manner; requiring a certain disclosure of a litigation financing contract in certain civil actions; and imposing a fiduciary duty on litigation financiers in certain class actions.

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Bill History

2/7/2025
First Reading Economic Matters
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Economic Matters(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Andre Johnson
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/7/2025153.0 KB