Walmart’s $101 Million Loss Is Win for Firm, Funder in Suit (1)

A Manhattan litigation boutique and its outside funder recently scored a $101 million jury verdict against Walmart Inc. on the company’s home turf.

An Arkansas jury last week sided with London Luxury, a textile vendor that accused Walmart of backing out of a contract to buy more than $500 million in Covid-era personal protective equipment.

Lawyers at Holwell Shuster & Goldberg represented the company in the lawsuit, joining the case after London Luxury parted ways with two larger firms. It got a cash boost from Bench Walk Advisors, a litigation funder that inked a deal with the firm in February ...