( January 6, 2026, 2:00 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denied several third-party litigation funders’ petition for panel rehearing or rehearing en banc of a split panel’s decision addressing a question of first impression, in which the majority affirmed an order denying a bid to compel arbitration of an application for discovery for use in Germany because it said the application does not qualify as a “civil action” under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)....