The Litigation Ledger: January 2026

$2.75M Committed: 2 Funds, 5 LexShares Investments

Tracking my litigation finance portfolio — Statera Capital funds and LexShares direct investments


Portfolio Summary (January 2026)

Category Total Committed Capital Deployed Status
Statera Funds $2,500,000 $1,440,000 Fund I harvesting; Fund II investing
LexShares Cases $255,000 $255,000 1 settled, 4 active
Total $2,755,000 $1,695,000

Statera Capital Funds

Fund Commitment Called NAV IRR Status
Fund I $1,000,000 $870,000 $490,077 9.17% 🟢 Harvesting (Year 6)
Fund II $1,500,000 $570,000 $621,681 12.91% 🟡 Investing (Year 2)
Fund III $2,000,000* ⏳ Launching Early 2027

*Planned commitment (revised down from $3M due to earlier launch date + back-loaded distribution timing learned from Fund I)

Fund Performance Highlights

  • Fund I: 82% success rate on 28 realized; $616,831 distributed; 19 cases remaining (⚠️ 80% value in 3 cases). Distributions ~50% behind schedule.
  • Fund II: 100% success rate on 3 realized; $41.3M of $47.9M committed; adding cases through 2026. Q4 2025 call skipped due to realizations.
  • Combined NAV: $1,111,758

LexShares Direct Investments

Case Investment Type Status Expected Return
Passport Patent $25,000 Patent ✅ SETTLED ~$46,000 (1.84x)
Bovine Pharma $75,000 Contract 🟡 Hearing Jan 2026 TBD (65-75% odds)
Surveillance Patent $100,000 Patent 🟡 Stay lifting TBD (60-70% odds)
ICSID Arbitration $50,000 Arbitration 🔴 High risk TBD (20-30% odds)
Tribal Contract $5,000 Contract 🔴 Restarted $1,791 received; more TBD

Upcoming Catalysts

Date Case Event Impact
Jan 12, 2026 ICSID Arbitration Respondent Counter-Memorial Reveals defense strategy
Jan 12-19, 2026 Bovine Pharma 10-day evidentiary hearing Award expected Q2 2026
Q1 2026 Surveillance Patent Stay lift ruling expected Case proceeds to resolution
Q1 2026 Passport Patent DOJ payment processing ~$46K distribution
Sept 21, 2026 ICSID Arbitration 10-day ICSID Hearing Jurisdiction + Merits decided

Expected Cash Flows

2026 Expected Inflows

Source Timing Gross Net (after tax) Confidence
Passport Patent settlement Q1 $46,000 $42,850 High (judgment entered)
Bovine Pharma award Q2-Q3 $232,328* $208,729 Medium (hearing Jan 2026)
Statera Fund I distributions Throughout ~$500,000 ~$425,000 Medium (running behind schedule)

*Based on $30-50M conservative award scenario

2026 Expected Outflows

Source Timing Amount
Statera Fund II capital calls Throughout ~$435,000
Taxes on distributions Q2, Q4 ~$50,000

Risk Assessment by Investment

Investment Risk Level Risk & Mitigant
Passport Patent 🟢 Low Payment timing; judgment entered
Bovine Pharma 🟢 Low-Med Damages quantum; binding arbitration, documented breaches
Surveillance Patent 🟡 Medium Court delays; patent valid, gov’t not opposing
Statera Fund I 🟡 Medium Concentration in remaining 3 cases; 82% success rate
Statera Fund II 🟡 Medium Early stage; 100% success, adding cases through 2026
ICSID Arbitration 🔴 High Prior dismissal + weak funder; correct party, ATE secured
Tribal Contract 🔴 High 8+ years + tribal sovereignty; partial recovery, small position

Last updated: January 5, 2026. All analyses based on LexShares updates, Statera quarterly reports (Q3 2025), Statera email update (Jan 5, 2026), and public court filings.