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Legal System Abuse Adding to Increasing Auto Insurance Costs, Creating A New Asset Class of Investors Betting on Litigation

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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Plaintiff attorneys often use aggressive marketing and advertising techniques to attract potential plaintiffs, the issues brief notes.

Key Points: 
  • Plaintiff attorneys often use aggressive marketing and advertising techniques to attract potential plaintiffs, the issues brief notes.
  • Legal system abuse in Louisiana costs every resident more than $1,100 annually, according to an analysis by the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA).
  • The state’s litigation environment was also cited by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) when reporting how Louisiana is the least affordable U.S. state for both personal auto and homeowners insurance.
  • Florida enacted new laws last year to reduce legal system abuse and to attract new insurers to replace those who departed or reduced their market share.

Triple-I: Plaintiffs Should Disclose Third-Party Funding Arrangements

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
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Third-party litigation funders (TPLF) provide billions of dollars each year to U.S. plaintiffs and their legal counsel, yet only a handful of U.S. states, such as Indiana and Montana , have required plaintiffs to disclose in court whether a TPLF is financially supporting a civil lawsuit.

Key Points: 
  • Third-party litigation funders (TPLF) provide billions of dollars each year to U.S. plaintiffs and their legal counsel, yet only a handful of U.S. states, such as Indiana and Montana , have required plaintiffs to disclose in court whether a TPLF is financially supporting a civil lawsuit.
  • “Without transparency, we are not able to provide deep data-driven insights about TPLF’s impacts on consumers and the insurance industry.
  • GL products are where more of the complex and high-limit litigation occurs for large corporations.
  • Legal system abuse contributes to higher costs for insurance operations and policyholder pricing, Triple-I’s chief insurance officer concluded.

Ethiopia’s Amhara people are being portrayed as the enemy: the dangerous history of ethnic politics

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
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When the TPLF entered the Amhara region, committing atrocities against civilians and taking over towns, the Fano worked with government forces to maintain local stability.

Key Points: 
  • When the TPLF entered the Amhara region, committing atrocities against civilians and taking over towns, the Fano worked with government forces to maintain local stability.
  • During and after the war, massacres and mass displacement of Amhara occurred in the Oromia region, the Benshangul Gumuz region and other regions of Ethiopia.
  • But the Amhara were left out of the agreement and continue to be targeted even by government forces.
  • I am a scholar of history, human rights and decolonisation in Africa with a keen interest in Ethiopia.
  • It is important to shine a light on what is happening and unpack the decades-long project of ethnic politics that has allowed the Amhara to be targeted.

The history of ethnic politics in Ethiopia

    • Ethiopia has a long history of ethnic harmony.
    • When the fascist Italian prime minister Benito Mussolini invaded and occupied Ethiopia from 1935 to 1942 dividing the country along ethnic lines took centre stage.
    • It was carried out along plans devised earlier by the Austrian Nazi Roman Prochazka to portray the Amhara as the enemy of all other ethnic groups.
    • After the expulsion of Italy, Haile Selassie sent Ethiopians from diverse ethnic groups overseas for higher education.
    • The two combined, organised other ethnic allies, and removed the Derg from power in 1991.
    • The TPLF led a transitional government which approved the secession of Eritrea from Ethiopia and the adoption of the current constitution.

The Amhara as national enemy

    • Although the Ethiopian monarchy was established in Tigray and many Tigrayan (and, indeed, Oromo, Amhara and mixed) emperors ruled the country, the TPLF singled out the Amhara as the monarchical oppressor of all ethnic nations.
    • This was partly convenient because Ethiopian emperors, regardless of ethnic origin, used Amharic as the language of their court.
    • The Amhara are labelled as neftegna, which means a monarchical soldier, despite the monarchy being an institution led by kings from mixed ethnic groups.
    • Even if one believes that the Amhara were monarchical oppressors, the monarchy was destroyed almost 50 years ago and the Amhara have been excluded from power ever since.

Heading towards genocide

    • In August 2023, Oromia state government representatives travelled to Tigray to declare war:
      The war we just started [on the Amhara] is a major war.
    • Right now, this group we are fighting wants to impose one religion, one country, and one language by force on all of us.
    • Similar demonisation of the Tutsi by Hutu genocide agitators led to genocide 30 years ago in which 800,000 Tutsis and Tutsi sympathisers were killed.
    • Without more attention and action from the media and global actors, Ethiopia could be heading towards a Rwandan-style genocide.

Triple-I: Investors Fund Lawsuits Without Disclosing Their Role

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022
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"Third-party litigation funding (TPLF) has devastatingly become a multi-billion-dollar global industry, turning lawsuits into investments at the expense of societal good," said Sean Kevelighan, CEO, Triple-I.

Key Points: 
  • "Third-party litigation funding (TPLF) has devastatingly become a multi-billion-dollar global industry, turning lawsuits into investments at the expense of societal good," said Sean Kevelighan, CEO, Triple-I.
  • "It is unconscionablethat plaintiffs are able to further exploit the legal system by proactively seeking unassociated third parties to finance their lawsuits."
  • Hedge funds and family offices (private wealth management advisory firms) are financing lawsuits brought by either individuals or businesses and many have profited by doing so.
  • The lack of transparency about a lawsuit's funders has the potential to extend the lawsuit's duration and to increase insurer legal and settlement costs, Triple-I's report states.

Ethiopian American Civic Council: H.R. 6600 - Ethiopia Stabilization, Peace, and Democracy Act will not fulfill the stated purpose nor resolve the current crisis in Ethiopia

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Monday, February 21, 2022
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DENVER, Feb. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ethiopian American Civic Council (EACC) released the following statement from EACC Chairman and Co-Founder Deacon Yoseph Tafari.

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  • DENVER, Feb. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ethiopian American Civic Council (EACC) released the following statement from EACC Chairman and Co-Founder Deacon Yoseph Tafari.
  • HR6600 Ethiopia Stabilization, Peace Act will not fulfill the stated purpose nor resolve the current crisis in Ethiopia.
  • 6600 further sidesteps critical Human Right abuses perpetrated by TPLF as reported by UNHCR and Ethiopian Human Right Council."
  • 6600 - Ethiopia Stabilization, Peace, and Democracy Act will not fulfill the stated purpose nor resolve the current crisis in Ethiopia.

Thousands of Ethiopian Americans Stand by Biden's Decision to Pursue Diplomacy in Ethiopia and Halt Decision on Genocide

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Friday, December 3, 2021
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"Biden's latest decision to prioritize diplomacy is a long awaited, reassuring step to a pathway toward peace."

Key Points: 
  • "Biden's latest decision to prioritize diplomacy is a long awaited, reassuring step to a pathway toward peace."
  • Biden's policy decision and Phee's statement comes one day after House Appropriations advanced House Resolution 4350 .
  • A recent amendment added a provision aiming to determine "potential genocide or crimes against humanity in Ethiopia" and now moves to the Senate.
  • Ethiopian American Civic Council:Is one the largest Ethiopian American diaspora community in the United States with approximately 750,000 supporters in all 50 states.

American Economist Publishes Open Letter Critical of US Policy on Tigray War

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Wednesday, November 10, 2021
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- David Steinman , the American economist who advised Ethiopia's democracy movement that overthrew the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF) dictatorship in 2018, published an open letter today criticizing U.S. policy on Ethiopia.

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  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- David Steinman , the American economist who advised Ethiopia's democracy movement that overthrew the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF) dictatorship in 2018, published an open letter today criticizing U.S. policy on Ethiopia.
  • The letter, addressed to U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman, comes as TPLF forces reportedly threaten Ethiopia's capital amid a yearlong insurrection.
  • Ambassador Feltman recently visited Ethiopia to press its federal government to enter into a ceasefire, improve humanitarian relief for Tigray, and hold war criminals accountable.
  • Treating Ethiopia's populargovernment and the forces trying to restore the TPLF dictatorship as morally equivalentexpands the war.

Ethiopian Diaspora: Appeal to the U.S. Congress and the Biden Administration Following the Coup D'Etat in the Republic of Sudan

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Friday, October 29, 2021
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"The EACC strongly condemns the coup d'etat in Sudan where the military deposed the civilian government, jailed officials, and peaceful protesters and installed Marshall Law nationwide.

Key Points: 
  • "The EACC strongly condemns the coup d'etat in Sudan where the military deposed the civilian government, jailed officials, and peaceful protesters and installed Marshall Law nationwide.
  • We call upon General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the military command to reinstate the civilian government as soon as possible and put Sudan back on the road to democracy.
  • We need to recognize that these governments are still fragile and need support from major nations including the United States.
  • Ethiopian American Civic Council:Is one the largest Ethiopian American diaspora community in the United States with approximately 750,000 supporters in all 50 states.

U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Holds Hearing on Ethiopia's Tigray Conflict

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Friday, October 22, 2021
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DENVER, Oct. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today, following the U.S. Congressional House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on House Resolution 445, the Ethiopian American Civic Council (EACC) released the following statement from EACC Chairman and Founder Deacon Yoseph Tafari.

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  • DENVER, Oct. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today, following the U.S. Congressional House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on House Resolution 445, the Ethiopian American Civic Council (EACC) released the following statement from EACC Chairman and Founder Deacon Yoseph Tafari.
  • 445 to end the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region and allow for the flow of humanitarian assistance, today's Congressional hearing unfortunately reinforced that US policy in Ethiopia is misguided and misinformed.
  • 445, fail to fully hold the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) accountable forthe unprovoked attack of the Ethiopian Defense Forces on November 4, 2020.
  • It is unspeakable to ask the Ethiopian Government to engage in talks with the TPLF terrorists, as H. Res.

Ethiopian Diaspora Calls on President Biden to Rescind Executive Order Targeting Ethiopia

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021
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We urge President Biden to rethink and recalculate the US approach in Ethiopia before it becomes a political failure," said Yoseph Tafari, EACC Chairman.

Key Points: 
  • We urge President Biden to rethink and recalculate the US approach in Ethiopia before it becomes a political failure," said Yoseph Tafari, EACC Chairman.
  • "The Executive Order will further fracture the two nations' bilateral relationship and diminish any hope for peace and stability in the Horn of Africa."
  • "We ask the Biden Administration to rescind its Executive Order now."
  • Ethiopian American Civic Council: One the largest and most diverse Ethiopian American diaspora communities in the United States with approximately 750,000 supporters in all 50 states.