January 10, 2024
A federal judge on Tuesday tossed a $200 million lawsuit accusing Burford Capital of sending an Arizona property developer into financial ruin, saying she has no power to wade into a dispute over whether the London forum where a related arbitration took place was truly neutral.
August 23, 2019
An Arizona federal judge has ordered a Phoenix-based company to tell the court whether it intends to pursue arbitration against Burford Capital, saying the dispute over the sale of a promissory note cannot be stayed indefinitely.
January 15, 2019
An Arizona federal judge sent to arbitration a lawsuit accusing Burford Capital of undermining a former client when it sold a promissory note for well below its $50 million face value, ruling Monday that the parties had elected to have an arbitrator decide whether or not the dispute belonged in court.
October 16, 2018
Litigation funder Burford Capital has asked an Arizona federal court to toss or pause allegations that it undermined a former client when it sold a promissory note for well below its $50 million face value, saying the case belongs in arbitration instead.