Burford stock jumps after jury orders Apple to pay $5.7B in damages to plaintiff

[judge gavel and money on brown wooden table] loongar Burford Capital (BUR [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BUR]) stock climbed 9.8% in Monday afternoon trading after one of the firm's clients was awarded $5.7B in damages [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4647381-apple-owes-taction-technology-5_7b-violating-haptics-patents]in its patent lawsuit against Apple (AAPL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AAPL]). The company, which focuses on litigation finance and other legal finance activities, said the amount is likely to be adjusted in post-trial and/or appellate proceedings. However, if the verdict amount were paid, Burford's share would be $1.4B [https://seekingalpha.