West Virginia § 46A-6N-6 Third-party agreements

West Virginia Statutes

§ 46A-6N-6 — Third-party agreements

West Virginia § 46A-6N-6

Ch. 46AWEST VIRGINIA CONSUMER CREDIT AND PROTECTION ACT

Art. 6NCONSUMER LITIGATION FINANCING

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W. Va. Code § 46A-6N-6 (2026).

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(a)Except as otherwise stipulated or ordered by the court, a party or his or her counsel shall, without awaiting a discovery request, provide to the other parties any agreement under which any litigation financier, other than an attorney permitted to charge a contingent fee representing a party, has a right to receive compensation that is contingent in any respect on the outcome of the legal claim.

(b)For purposes of this section only, the terms "litigation financing" and "litigation financier" also include financing provided to an attorney or law firm where the right to receive repayment is contingent in any respect on the outcome of the consumer's legal claim.

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(a) Except as otherwise stipulated or ordered by the court, a party or his or her counsel shall, without awaiting a discovery request, provide to the other parties any agreement under which any litigation financier, other than an attorney permitted to charge a contingent fee representing a party, has a right to receive compensation that is contingent in any respect on the outcome of the legal claim.

(b) For purposes of this section only, the terms "litigation financing" and "litigation financier" also include financing provided to an attorney or law firm where the right to receive repayment is contingent in any respect on the outcome of the consumer's legal claim.