Los Angeles trial lawyer Raymond Boucher turned to an unusual lender to get his latest law firm off the ground. Starting over after a high-profile divorce and personal bankruptcy, the attorney best known as the architect of a $660 million settlement for California clergy-abuse victims turned to IMF Bentham Ltd., one of the major players in the burgeoning and controversial business of litigation funding. With several million...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 15, 2016 16:03 UTC