Another attempt to introduce federal regulation of litigation funding in the U.S. stalled in Congress this week, underscoring how difficult it remains to reach consensus on transparency and oversight.

In a recent decision that may influence how courts approach discovery requests involving litigation funding, Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied Apple Inc.’s motion to compel production of documents related to Haptic Inc.’s litigation funding arrangements.