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I've seen lawsuits funded on GoFundMe. In particular Adam Carolla raised a lot of money to fight a patent troll. I don't know much About trial processes, but I

I've seen lawsuits funded on GoFundMe. In particular Adam Carolla raised a lot of money to fight a patent troll. I don't know much About trial processes, but I was curious what would happen if the defense wins. Does the other side pay their legal expenses? If so, would the donations be redistributed to the donors? The aspect of receiving a percentage of the settlement seems very interesting. I've personally known people who had to give up on settlements because they were bled dry by large, well funded companies' legal teams. This essentially providing a longer run way to these parties in exchange for a part the settlement they may not otherwise be capable of getting. Very curious to see if you turn this idea into something.

will_brown 10y ago
In the U.S. Fees are award by statute or contract, but there are a few other legal mechanisms to have the other side pay fees (even if just partial, or oddly it is even possible the winning side is liable for the losing side's fees). As a rule of thumb defendants will be liable for their own fees, even if they win, unless (insert specific statute or contract). So this would be part of the independent case breakdown/analysis on the platform but it can't be done in a vacuum it would have to be on a case by case basis against the specific facts of a given case.