Lawsuit Finance Blog

A woman, traveling the wrong way on a one way street, realized her error. She suddenly bolted across the road, apparently, in an attempt to fashion a U-Turn, and ran into, of all people, a police officer. Talk about bad timing!

The impact actually shoved the cruiser into an apartment building, causing some $2,000 in damage. The wrong way driver was not injured; her car was not so lucky. The police officer sustained burn injuries from the air bag deployment; he headed to hospital to have his injuries checked.

Clearly, the "wrong way lady" was negligent; it seems that the officer suffered only minor injuries. If you or someone you love is seriously injured by a negligent driver, the victim is entitled to pursue the negligent driver in court. In most states, medical expenses, wage loss, property damage, pain, suffering, disfigurement and mental anguish may all be recovered in the potential lawsuit. Most personal injury lawsuits involve serious injuries or disability.

When a seriously injured person retains an attorney to pursue litigation, the attorney will, most likely, inform the client that the court system is a crowded system; there are a significant number of lawsuits filed and only a handful of judges to handle them. I was in court the other day, and the judge told me that she was managing a docket of 2000 cases! Thus, your attorney will, most likely, tell you that your case will take awhile to resolve. If, for example, our police officer was seriously injured and was unable to return to his job as a police officer, how does he support his family while waiting months, even years, for his case to settle?

The answer is that he can obtain automobile accident lawsuit funding from an experienced provider of that valuable service. With the assistance and blessing of his attorney, legal finance services are available for eligible plaintiffs whose personal injury cases will take significant time to settle, either in, or out of the courts. A lawsuit cash advance is cash now, provided in advance of an expected settlement; its main purpose is to assist the plaintiff to pay important bills and expenses, stay current, and avoid allowing financial pressure to force you to settle your valuable case too soon for too little compensation.

It is easy to apply for what some call a 'lawsuit loan', you may apply for litigation funding online or by calling the lawsuit financing company, directly, usually toll free. There is no cost to apply, no hassle to get pre-settlement funding; there is no credit check, no job needed, and no monthly payments or upfront fees to pay. Upon approval, your money arrives within 24-48 hours and you do not have to repay a dime unless your case is resolved successfully. So, our important message is: don't settle your valuable case for pennies on the dollar with a greedy insurance company; obtain lawsuit funding instead and wait out the long legal process for the compensation you deserve.

Sometimes when you fall, you fall hard. That is certainly what happened to this gentleman, who tripped on a joint, protruding from a sidewalk at the top of a flight of stairs. The injured plaintiff, a copier repairman, fell the full length of the flight of stairs; he was not able to grab the railing on the way down because the staircase was too wide.

As a result of the fall, the man numerous herniated discs and required cervical fusion surgery. Restrictions placed by his physician, after this complex and serious surgery, prevented a return to his usual work of repairing copiers. He would need to take a desk job, instead.

He sued Temple University, the property owner, for the unsafe condition of the stairway. He also alleged that the width of the stairway required a different type of railing system to prevent injury. In addition to pain, suffering and medical expenses, his lawsuit sought roughly $800,000 in past and future lost wages. The fall had, essentially, ended his career.

The University refused to participate in serious settlement negotiations and the case went to trial. The University insisted that the stairs and railing were not unsafe. The jury disagreed and rendered a verdict of $1,462,769 for the injured copier repairman, and $225,000 for loss of consortium to his wife.

Most trip and fall or slip and fall cases have two things in common: They, almost universally, involve some comparative negligence (a percentage of fault to the plaintiff) and they, almost universally, are vigorously defended by a land owner who thinks he did little or nothing wrong. Often, as in this case, a jury verdict must prove it to him. Since it takes a long time for a highly contested case to go to trial, how does a seriously injured person, like a copier repairman who can no longer perform the vigorous requirements of his job, support himself while he awaits justice in the legal system? More and more injury victims are turning to lawsuit funding for the lawsuit financial assistance they need to survive the litigation.

A lawsuit cash advance (or a series of them, if necessary) will help pay medical expenses that are not covered by health insurance, as well as important bills and expenses like house payments, rent, car payments, groceries, tuition and utilities. If you have been hurt as the result of someone's negligence, are pursuing personal injury litigation with an attorney by your side, and you are having trouble paying your important bills and expenses, you are a candidate for legal finance services. This is not a 'lawsuit loan', as some like to call it. It is, instead, pre-settlement funding, an early piece of your future settlement proceeds, paid to you now, when you need it most. Its purpose is to reduce the financial pressure that the system places on you to settle too soon, for too little. Financial distress caused by lengthy disability can have the effect of making you desperate to settle regardless of whether an offer is fair compensation. Litigation funding takes away the desperation to settle early and cheap and gives you the precious time you need to make the insurance company provide fair compensation.

It is easy to apply for lawsuit financing; you can do so online or by dialing a toll free phone number. Most of the paperwork is provided by your attorney and, after you have been approved, the lawsuit cash advance is in your bank account, via check or wire, within 24-48 hours. There are no upfront fees, no monthly payments to make, in fact, no obligation to repay, at all, until you win or settle your case. If you lose, you keep our money, free of charge. This is, truly, no-risk legal funding. Check it out here, and make the insurance company pay you the compensation you deserve.

In Cerebral Palsy cases, seconds and minutes make can make all the difference in the world. Eight minutes was more than enough, in this tragic 1998 birth trauma case, to the infant to develop cerebral palsy, one of those "never events" that changed the course of the infant's life.

This was a tough medical malpractice case and the jury took its time deliberating the issues and the evidence. The family chose to sue the hospital and the doctor, as well as a resident at the medical center where the child was born. The central allegation in the lawsuit was that the infant was born with cerebral palsy because of a delayed C-section. Indeed, medical experts for the plaintiff indicated if the baby had been born eight minutes earlier, he would not have had the condition. The jury agreed with the assessment of the plaintiff's medical experts and awarded $18.5 million to the family. The tragic child died of Lupus, in 2004.

This was hard fought; it took a long time to resolve and was, most likely, an emotional and financial drain on the family. Lawsuit funding, unfortunately, cannot solve the agonizing emotional issues, but a lawsuit cash advance (or several, if necessary) can substantially lessen the financial issues (which, in a small way, help with the emotional factors, as well). The level and expense of care needed for a special needs child are high; pre-settlement funding is provided in advance of the jury verdict, and, if approved, the plaintiff receives desperately needed lawsuit financing within 24-48 hours of approval

The application process is simple; you can apply by phone or online. Since we are more interested in the quality and expectations of your case than we are in your credit-worthiness or job history, most of the paper work is requested from and provided by your attorney. There is no credit check, no red tape. It is really quite easy to apply for litigation funding.

With legal finance proceeds, the family would have been able to deal with their medical bills and other related expenses, in addition to their important monthly financial obligations. If the family suffered the additional misfortune of losing the case, they keep the money with our blessing. Until the case is resolved, there are no payment obligations and what some call a "lawsuit loan" removes the pressure to settle a valuable case too early for too little. It gives the family the precious time and money it needs to wait out the process for a fair settlement or verdict like the result in this important case.

In this wrongful death lawsuit, resulting from an automobile accident, a jury awarded $14.2 million to the family of a woman motorcyclist/passenger who was killed by a drunk driver.

The woman was a passenger on her husband's motorcycle, when the drunk hit them. The drunk fled the scene in an attempt to avoid responsibility; the woman died a week later and her husband sustained severe crush injuries to his leg, ankle and foot.

The drunk went to prison for four years; the lawsuit was filed against him and the bar that served him; under dramshop laws, if a bar continues to serve a visibly intoxicated person, the bar can be held responsible for the damages suffered by the innocent victims of the drunk driver. In this case, surveillance videos showed how much the defendant had to drink that fateful evening, but the tavern intentionally altered the video. Shame on them. This is one reason why the jury punished them so severely.

This unfortunate widower was an excellent candidate for lawsuit funding; something that would have helped him to continue his own treatments, pay other expenses related to the accident and his wife’s death, and any and all regular bills and expenses that were difficult to pay, after the accident. Litigation funding allows victims like this to wait, with a lawsuit cash advance in hand, for a fair settlement or jury verdict. There is no need to sacrifice a valuable case for pennies on the dollars and take a low settlement offer from the insurance company. Strategic legal finance services provide you the money you need now to hold out for the settlement you deserve, later.

It is quick and easy to apply for what some call a "lawsuit loan"; complete a short application online or over the phone, wait for your attorney to provide some records, and, once approved, receive your lawsuit cash advance in 24-48 hours. It costs nothing to apply for lawsuit financing; there are no upfront fees, no monthly charges. If the victim loses his case, he keeps the money, free of charge. This is, truly, no risk legal funding.

This case resulted in a jury verdict for the defendant; however, it outlines the value of seeking lawsuit funding in contentious litigation. You see, qualifying for litigation funding is based on expectations, not results. Does the case look like it has value? Does liability seem to be something that is likely to be decided in plaintiff's favor? What does the handling attorney think of the case?

In this case, the plaintiff was the widow of a gentleman who was stabbed in a Brooklyn restaurant in 2006. The man was never quite able to get over the incident; he became despondent, deeply depressed. Two years later, he took his own life.

His widow sued the restaurant. The foundation of her wrongful death lawsuit was that her husband's suicide was directly linked to psychological problems related to the stabbing; the restaurant had served alcohol to her husband’s attacker, permitted him to get extremely intoxicated, and did nothing when witnesses reported overhearing him call a friend to bring a weapon so that he could use it on the widow's husband. The defense argued that the attacker was not drunk and that there was nothing they could have done to anticipate or prevent the stabbing. In this case, the jury accepted the defense arguments over the plaintiff's and rendered a defense verdict of no cause of action. The plaintiff recovered nothing.

But, what would have happened if the victim’s wife had applied for and been approved for a lawsuit cash advance against her prospective settlement or verdict? To qualify, her attorney would have had to present records and opinions that suggested that, in his opinion, the plaintiff had a good chance of getting a settlement or favorable verdict. So, let's assume that the attorney had an honest, professional opinion that the case had a good chance of being successful. Let's also assume that the amount of legal finance sought was reasonable and fit comfortably into the prospective value of the case. The facts of this case could certainly have been interpreted by a jury (or, for settlement purposes, by a defense attorney and/or insurance company) in favor of the plaintiff. So, in this case, had she been approved for a "lawsuit loan", she would have received the money within 24-48 hours of her approval. She would have paid no up front fees of any kind. She would have been able to pay her husband's death related expenses as well as any other important bills and expenses (mortgage, rent, car payments, etc.) that fell behind as a result of her husband's injuries and subsequent mental deterioration. With her pressing financial issues resolved, all that is left is for her to patiently wait for an outcome in the case, hopefully, for her and the pre-settlement funding company that assisted her, a positive one. Because repayment of legal funding, principal and profit, like attorney fees in personal injury/wrongful death cases, is contingent upon the actual outcome of the case.

Thus, a lawsuit funding company does what even the attorney cannot do; it provides a guaranteed recovery to the plaintiff. In this case, the plaintiff lost the case. There was no recovery. Assuming the lawsuit funding company provided a lawsuit cash advance of $5,000, $10,000, $15,000 or, even, $20,000, the plaintiff was entitled to keep the money without obligation to repay. The risk that a case might fail is the risk taken by the legal finance company is these types of transactions. This simple truth may surprise you, but it is, in fact, true. In this case, had the widow been funded by Lawsuit Financial, for example, we would have told her to keep our money with our compliments and condolences. That is the Lawsuit Financial non-recourse guarantee.

This was a “different” case; the defendant insisted that his vehicle had only "brushed" the victim. Photos showed otherwise and the litigation battle was on.

The victim, 49-years old at the time of the accident, was crossing at a pedestrian intersection in Brooklyn; he was hit by a pickup truck driven by the defendant. He could have stopped and rendered aid; he didn't. A concerned motorist blocked his path of travel to keep him form leaving the scene. The victim suffered impaired cognition and paralysis on one side of his body from the impact.

At trial, the credibility damaged defendant argued that the accident was minor, that he merely "brushed" the plaintiff with the side of his truck. Plaintiff's attorney was ready for the argument; he showed the jury photographs of the heavy damage to the truck’s windshield and front end. In this case, pictures speak 40.8 Million words; the jury did not find the defendant a credible witness and awarded plaintiff $40.8 Million in damages.

It is unknown how much of the verdict was collected in this case. The amount is dependent upon the insurance policy limits carried by the defendant, and whether (or how much) he was collectible beyond these insurance limits. In any event, a serious injury like this one would have immediate financial impact on a plaintiff, with a verdict or settlement years away. How does a person in this circumstance survive until the outcome of the litigation is determined?

The answer is that the victim could have applied for and been approved for lawsuit funding, or, more likely, in this instance, a series of necessities of life lawsuit cash advances. This type of lawsuit financing is based only on potential case quality and value, and, if approved, will help him pay his bills until his case is settled out of court or a jury verdict is rendered and compensation collected. It’s a long time to wait when you can’t work; the pressure of mounting, unpaid bills are staring you in the face and causing pressure to resolve your case too early for too little compensation.

Strategic litigation funding is provided to help victims pay all of their ongoing, necessary expenses, to remove the pressure to settle early and cheap, and to increase the compensation results for the victim and for the attorney. The application process is simple; apply online or by dialing a toll-free number. There is no cost to apply, no up-front fees to pay, no credit check, no job requirement, no hassle. All that is necessary is that you have personal injury litigation pending with an experience personal injury lawyer on retainer. Once your application has been filled out and approved, your fast cash "lawsuit loan" will arrive within 24-48 hours. Take care of your important bills and expenses; deal with your debts and obligations; reject any and all low ball offers made by an insurance company who preys upon your desperation; listen to your attorney; and receive all of the justice and compensation that you have coming. A serious injury has altered your life; to insurance companies, personal injury litigation is strictly business. How little dollars can they pay you? That is their focus. You have only one chance at this; strategically placed legal finance can, absolutely and substantially, improve the bottom line of your case.

These wrongful death cases took forever to settle, but settle they did, bringing closure to two families. These drownings look place in 1997, in Miami Beach, Florida.

The tragedy occurred as the result of a combination of strong winds, dangerous currents and no warnings or lifeguards at a public section of the beach. A woman was swimming and got caught in the rip tide; a 36 year old hero saw she was in trouble, sent his family to find lifeguards, and dove into the water to try to save her. Both swimmers, tragically, drowned in full view of their families.

The case established landmark Florida precedent; the ruling declared that cities, like private landowners, are responsible for warning beach goers of dangerous water conditions that are known or should be known. A federal appeals court upheld the ruling and the multi-million dollar verdict.

The families in this case carried a heavy burden for many years. How does a young family replace a 36 year breadwinner with his whole life ahead of him? How does a man replace the woman he has loved for so many years. On top of their grief, they must figure out how to make ends meet during a twelve year wait for justice in the case. When this incident happened, lawsuit funding, as an important litigation tool, was just being established. It was not well-known and it is doubtful that either family took advantage of this valuable legal finance service. If they had, their financial worries, while waiting for case resolution, would have been eliminated or lessened by a series of lawsuit cash advances, over time.

Applying for litigation funding is quite easy; a simple phone call or a few clicks on the computer to fill out an application will get you started. There is no fees to apply for what some refer to a as a lawsuit loan; there are no upfront fees at all, no monthly payments to make and no credit check is required.

Once an applicant has been approved, the lawsuit cash advance arrives within 24-48 hours by check or wire. With financial concerns taken care of, you can concentrate on the case and obtaining justice and fair compensation. So, turn down inadequate offers made by greedy insurance companies who are trying to use their vast economic power to outlast you and wear you down. Obtain pre-settement funding, listen to the advice of your experienced attorney, who knows the true value of your case, and don't settle until he/she tells you that an offer is fair compensation. Who knows, your case might even set state precedent.

A 21 year old New Jersey man, who was working for his family’s business, was killed in this tragic workplace accident. He was performing clearance work for the family landscaping company, which was subcontracted to clear out a site for a parking lot expansion.

Unfortunately, power to the site had not been turned off and the young man was electrocuted; he died instantly. His parents were on site at the time; they watched, in horror, as their son died. The father was also electrocuted; he sustained a shoulder injury. A co-worker sustained permanent, life-altering injuries.

The family filed a wrongful death lawsuit indicating the utility company was negligent, causing their son’s death and the other injuries sustained by the dad and co-worker. The project owner was also sued for not advising the utility company about the landscaping work. The case recently resolved for $8,000,000.00

Seven figure cases do not get resolved over night; it is a long, hard struggle for justice. This case was no exception. The family and the co-worker could have benefited from an important litigation, strategic tool, often referred to as lawsuit funding. The lawsuit funding industry was founded to assist financially distressed plaintiffs, involved in pending personal injury litigation and represented by an attorney, who need cash now while waiting for their cases to resolve. A lawsuit cash advance is given to plaintiffs in anticipation of their expected court verdict or settlement. Repayment of this "lawsuit loan" is contingent upon the outcome; if they win the case, they pay back principal and profit. If they lose the case, the plaintiffs keep the advanced money, free of charge; that is correct; they do not have to repay a dime.

Litigation funding is easy to apply for online or by phone; if a plaintiff is approved for pre-settlement funding, it arrives quickly, within 24-48 hours by wire or by check. Plaintiffs may use the money for any important purpose; most pay then pay excess medical bills, medications, therapy expenses and any other costs related to the accident. Many use lawsuit financing proceeds to pay important bills and expenses, like mortgage, car payments, rent or tuition. With their lawsuit cash advance in hand, they can cope with the situation, wait out the long, legal process, and avoid settling too early for too little. Using legal funding as a strategic tool will often pay for itself and create additional case value for the client and for the contingency fee attorney. As I said, its a valuable service; so, who's hurt by legal finance services? The insurance company, that's who!

This construction site accident took place in Texas; a 64-year old construction worker was attaching an oil burner to the boom of a crane while working as a turnaround contractor for BP America in Texas City. When the crane operator lifted the boom, it swung like a pendulum, right into the helpless worker, pinning him to a hand-railing.

The man was badly injured; he sustained a torn rotator cuff and herniated discs in his back and neck. All of his injuries required surgery. This was a very serious workplace injury; the victim had a long road to recovery ahead of him.

The case now over; the award has been paid. But, what did this man do for money while he waited for the case to be resolved? Obviously, he could not work in the construction field; he will, probably, never work construction again. So, how does someone in this situation support his family while waiting for the scales of justice to swing his way?

First, he did the right thing by retaining an experienced personal injury attorney. By retaining an attorney on a contingency fee basis, he did not have to come out of pocket for an experienced attorney. Like his fee contract with the attorney, he and victims like him may also get the money needed for living expenses by taking advantage of a service known as lawsuit funding. In this case, he may have needed money for medical and surgery expenses; he may also have needed money for basic support, mortgage or rent payments, car payments, utilities, food on the table. He could have gotten money for all of these things and more, with only his case as collateral, if he qualified for a lawsuit cash advance from a reputable and experienced legal finance company. Since the case is the only collateral needed for pre-settlement funding, his job and credit status do not matter and, if he loses his case, he does not have to pay the money back. This is known as non-recourse (no-risk) litigation funding. Once a litigant's financial woes are eliminated, he/she may enjoy the peace of mind of simply waiting for justice to be served in the case. The litigant now has the financial ability to reject insurance company offers that are too small and/or too soon.

It is easy to apply for legal funding; a toll free phone call or online visit will get you started. Once approved, an accident victim's fast cash 'lawsuit loan' is sent, by wire or by check, and in your hands within 24-48 hours. There are no upfront fees, no monthly payments, and, best of all, no hassles.

A 37-year old restaurant executive was killed when the small plane he was flying crashed near a Chicago airport. His family was recently awarded $15 million. The executive was one of four people on the small Cessna when it hit the ground. The occupants were returning to Chicago from a meeting.

The defendant was a licensed pilot and financial advisor with Morgan Stanley. The wrongful death lawsuit alleged pilot error; it indicated that the pilot caused the crash as a result of flying the plane too slowly, causing it to stall and then nosedive. Morgan Stanley employer was also sued for letting employees use private aircraft on company business using non-professional pilots.

The family of this young executive had a long, hard struggle for justice in the case. They were suing some big guns. All they had on their side was an experienced, contingent fee personal injury, aviation attorney. On the other side, was Morgan Stanley with considerable power and a boatload of money. The family had just tragically lost it chief means of support. How would they sustain themselves, financially, through the long court battle?

Families like this one often turn to an experienced lawsuit funding company for the financial assistance they need to get through the long, legal process and to achieve true justice in their cases. Pre-settlement funding is ideal for a case like this one, where the loss of the family bread-winner could crush the family, financially, before they ever get to the litigation finish line. A lawsuit cash advance will pay a family's current or late bills and expenses, remove any financial pressure to settle too early for too little, continue to provide interim financial assistance, if needed, and permit the family to wait out the legal process for a fair and equitable settlement or a trial in the case. A personal injury plaintiff no longer has to cave in to the insurance company because of financial difficulties caused by the accident.

Litigation funding is money given in advance of an expected settlement or jury verdict; legal finance services are easy to apply for, requires no credit check or employment history, requires no upfront fees or costs, and not monthly payment need be made. 'Lawsuit loan' companies, as some call us, look only to the value and quality of the lawsuit for collateral. Your personal financial condition does not matter. Once an applicant is approved, your lawsuit cash advance is sent, by check or wire, within 24-48 hours. This is, truly, no-risk lawsuit funding.

This personal injury accident happened at a Texas oilfield. A worker was crushed by oilfield equipment that was being positioned by a tandem truck during a rig move. The truck was moving a mud pump that was used during drilling operations. The victim was pinned down and sustained crushed hips, pelvis and other extensive internal injuries.

The truck was owned and run by Fowler Transportation, a rig moving company. The personal injury lawyer who filed this suit on behalf of the injured man, his wife and two children, named Fowler Transportation as the defendant. The victim has a long road ahead of him; he will never work, in his chosen field, again. His settlement should assist him and his family to live as reasonably well, having lost the family breadwinner. But, while they awaited this final result in their case, how did they support themselves?

Like many victims of serious injury accidents, this man chose to file a lawsuit against the negligent company responsible for his injuries. As someone who has a pending personal injury lawsuit, the man and his family would, most likely, qualify for a service many know as lawsuit funding. To take advantage of this valuable lawsuit financial assistance program, a pending personal injury plaintiff need only apply for a "lawsuit loan", online or by placing a toll free phone call. When a litigant qualifies, he/she receives the lawsuit cash advance within 24-48 hours; this enables the victims to pay all the medical and rehab bills, take care of the house and the two kids as well. Any and all financial problems may be taken care of by the pre-settlement funding company. It paid before a settlement or verdict in the case and repayment is contingent upon recovery in the case. That means that if the plaintiff loses the case, he/she don't have to repay the money.

It costs nothing to apply for lawsuit financing; there are no upfront fees or monthly payments to make. Legal finance proceeds are sent, by wire or check, directly to the plaintiff within 24-48 hours of approval. Use it to pay important bills and expenses rather than settling a valuable personal injury case for pennies on the dollar because you need cash now. Pay your bills, reject that lowball offer, and wait for the case to produce a little justice. You deserve it.

New Jersey has a long history of asbestos litigation; this case is adds to that significant history. The New Jersey Court of Appeals affirmed a $30.3 Million jury award in this asbestos mesothelioma case filed by a woman on her own behalf and on behalf of her deceased husband. Her husband was exposed to asbestos in his workplace in the 70s. He distributed materials as a parts picker working with items such as brakes and clutches. Part of his job description was to sweep up asbestos dust. The verdict was rendered against a supplier of auto parts which contained asbestos fiber and the manufacturer of asbestos filled clutch products.

This case has taken a long time to wind its way through the court system; since the plaintiff has lost her husband, she and others in her circumstance would likely have significant difficulty making ends meet throughout his period of illness, through treatments, employment disability, death, funeral and burial. It is tough to manage a loved one's illness, all of the regular household bills and expenses, all the expenses of her husband's illness and a lawsuit, all at the same time, all while waiting for justice in her and her husband's case. I don't know whether the case will be appealed further, but, so far, justice is hers.

Mesothelioma is a devastating, incurable, disease. Compensation does not prevent years of suffering; it does not prevent death. But, sometimes it recognizes the extent of the suffering and that is why the verdict is so high in this case. A long, hard fought battle seems to be nearing the end, with a favorable result in sight. Victims need to know that they do not need to face these financial burdens alone. Victims like this one should be interested to know that they do not have to take too little, too soon from a greedy insurance company or manufacturer of poisons, like asbestos. They can apply for and receive lawsuit funding from an experienced provider of that valuable service. This is a service for plaintiffs with pending personal injury litigation that provides a lawsuit cash advance against their potential jury verdict or settlement, cash now to take the financial heat off.

Plaintiffs can use litigation funding to pay for medical expenses, therapy, medications etc., in addition to the usual monthly bills like the mortgage, rent, car payments or utilities. If a plaintiff qualifies for what some call a 'lawsuit loan' he/she receives the fast cash advance within 24-48 hours after approval. There are no fees to pay, no monthly payments to make; good credit or bad, employment or not, if the plaintiff has a good case, he/she will be approved for lawsuit financing. A personal injury plaintiff may apply for pre-settlement funding by phone or online. If, for some reason, the plaintiff loses what everyone thought was a great case, the plaintiff may keep the legal finance proceeds without obligation; that is correct, if the plaintiff loses the case, he/she does not have to repay the money. This is truly no-risk legal funding.

A US Marine was badly injured in a multiple vehicle freeway crash in California in 2003 and the jury in his case awarded him $1,009,105. The marine was 34-years old at the time of the crash; his career with the Marines was shortened severely due to his injured back, hips, ankles and shoulders. The accident also resulted in loss of range of motion; because of his treatments and injuries, he lost his seniority and had to leave the Marines 10 years earlier than he had originally planned. At trial, the defense admitted liability, but counter-argued that the impact was not severe. A high-low agreement was entered and the marine recovered $1 million.

It took an unbelievable seven years for this case to finally resolve; there is no doubt, during all that time, that the marine had periods of difficulty in making ends meet and satisfying important bills and expenses. While his case was pending, he might have been interested in checking into the possibility of obtaining lawsuit funding to help sustain his battle with the insurance company. This is a fast cash lawsuit cash advance that helps plaintiffs, financially, through long waits (like this seven year battle) for justice.

Litigation funding refers to a cash advance, given to a qualified plaintiff in expectation of his/her expected verdict or settlement. Typically, plaintiffs use a 'lawsuit loan' to pay medical bills and other important bills and expenses, while waiting for their cases to be resolved. With financial pressure relieved, they can turn down low or out of the question settlement offers from an insurance company.

It costs nothing to apply for a lawsuit cash advance and the applicant does not have to pay any upfront fees or make any monthly payments. Once they are approved, based on their case information, the legal finance proceeds are sent by check or by wire and the plaintiff will receive it in as 24-48 hours. It’s financial protection for plaintiffs while cases make their way towards settlements or verdicts.

This case happened in 2004, in Los Angeles. A 20-year-old woman was hit by a car; she suffered torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and a fractured tibia. Do her injuries sound, to you, like they justify the $1,085,469.45 jury verdict she received? What if I told you that she also had to undergo surgical implantation of a plate and nine screws in addition to surgery to repair the torn ACL.? What if I told you that insurance company shenanigans caused her to wait six long years for justice in the case? What if I told you that the only reason this accident happened if because the driver, trying to avoid having to wait at a red light, made a sharp right turn and drove her car right into the Cyclist? Now the verdict sounds reasonable, doesn't it? Don't listen to phony accusations by pro-business "lawsuit abuse" wacko's. The jury got it right in this case; most juries get it right in most cases.

Six years is a long time to wait for justice; the victim still must pay her important bills and expenses, while dealing with the additional burden of medical, physical therapy, prescriptions, and rehabilitation expenses. Many people in a similar situation to our young cyclist have taken advantage of a service that provides pre-settlement, pre-verdict financial assistance to plaintiffs involved in pending litigation. Many people have taken advantage of lawsuit funding.

This valuable pre-settlement funding service provides cash now to cash-strapped personal injury victims while they wait for a settlement in their case or justice from the court system. The lawsuit cash advance is paid after the plaintiff applies for litigation funding, her attorney provides minimal records and underwriting assistance and a few forms are completed. This "lawsuit loan" should be used for important bills and expenses, like mortgage or rent, car payments, utilities, tuition, and, also, for injury related expenses like prescriptions and physical therapy.

Pre-settlement funding is a smart move for most plaintiffs because it lets them wait out the long, legal process for settlement or verdict justice, without having to settle too soon for too little because the insurance company has all the time, leverage and money, and use these tools to its advantage. There is no cost to apply for lawsuit financing, no monthly payments to make, no upfront fees of any kind, and the whole thing is excused if you lose your case. This is, truly, no-risk legal funding. Once you are approved, your lawsuit cash advance arrives, by check or wire, within 24-48 hours. Don't let the insurance company take advantage of you; don't settle your valuable case for pennies on the dollar. Turn to an experienced, caring legal finance company, instead.

Thankfully, the occurrence that resulted in this wrongful death lawsuit and verdict is not something we see every day. The family of a young female driver was awarded $28 million as a result of her being crushed to death in her car when the Big Dig tunnel in Boston collapsed as she and her husband drove through it. Her husband escaped with minor injuries. In addition to her husband, she leaves behind two minor children.

The accident happened at a tunnel project site that was plagued with major problems right from the start. Faulty construction is the cause of most of these accidents, and the case was no exception. The $15 billion dollar project was billed as one of the biggest and most expensive highway projects in the US. When the tunnel collapsed, 26 tons of concrete collapsed on the plaintiff's, primarily because the wrong type epoxy was used during construction, and because the site was poorly supervised.

The deceased woman's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit citing negligence in the construction of the tunnel. It was a long, hard fight for justice. Maybe they took advantage of a valuable litigation service that provides cash-strapped victims with needed financial help before they resolve their cases. Maybe they received lawsuit funding from an experience and caring provider of this valuable pre-settlement funding tool. This unfortunate widower with too small children to care for could have also approached a litigation funding company for a lawsuit cash advance to help pay for funeral and child care expenses, while awaiting justice from the court or the jury.

This case cash can also ensure the family stays current with their usual monthly payments like the rent or mortgage, car payments, utilities, etc. Perhaps the biggest advantage of a "lawsuit loan" is that it allows the plaintiff to decline outrageously low settlement offers from insurance companies; you see, these despicable companies try to leverage a distraught family's financial devastation to their own financial advantage, making vastly inadequate offers of settlement.

It takes only a few minutes to apply for legal finance services; a simple toll free call or online visit and application is all that is required. Most of the work to get you approved is done by the legal funding company and your hard-working, dedicated personal injury attorney. There are no up-front fees and no monthly payments to make. This process is supposed to be as hassle free as possible. And, you only have to repay the lawsuit finance money if you win your case.

Once your lawsuit cash advance has been approved, it is sent, by check or wire, and in your hands within 24-48 hours. For this family, with two young children to care for, lawsuit funding would have been a godsend.

Two young children were playing at a playground inside a Burger King restaurant in Temecula, CA. The play structure, which included a fireman’s pole and monkey bars, rather surprisingly, had no rubber matting under it. Instead, the floor was bare tile. A 12-year old boy and his sister fell, hitting the tile floor. The boy, apparently hit the floor head first and sustained very serious personal injuries, including damaged lungs, his parietal lobe and left front lobe. He spent 4 months in hospital and is still undergoing intensive rehabilitation due to his significant brain damage.

The defendants in a lawsuit, filed by the family, were Burger King and the company responsible for the installation of the equipment at the Temecula location. The lawsuit alleged improper safety precautions, especially when the structure was installed for children to use. And what did the defendants argue? That responsibility for watching the kids belonged to the father. Now, I am a safety advocate; I do not argue that parents should not be watching their children. If the children fell performing unsafe maneuvers or activities that a parent should have prevented, that parent bears partial responsibility. However, such a structure should be constructed with public and child safety as the paramount concern. Not doing so is negligent and the structure is an attractive nuisance, under the law, as well. Simply put, this structure was constructed in an unsafe manner while parents had every right to expect that the equipment was safe to play on. The installers were the safety experts in this case, not the parents. There were no instructional advice or warning signs posted in this Burger King; other BK franchises with similar equipment had such safety warnings.

Caring for a brain damaged child is a massive undertaking; the child will, likely require 24/7 attendant care. In these types of circumstances, while children lack the capacity to obtain lawsuit funding, parents, who are overwhelmed by the cost of medical, rehabilitation, home health, and attendant care may obtain necessities of life lawsuit funding for these purposes. Parents are required to be plaintiffs in a personal injury lawsuit resulting from the incident, and the lawsuit must contain a claim for reimbursement for these own out-of-pocket care expenses and costs.

A lawsuit cash advance will assist parents with the children’s medical bills, attendant care, and ongoing therapy while waiting for the case to settle or go to trial. This is pre-settlement funding given directly to a plaintiff before case resolution by settlement or verdict. The lawsuit financing enables parents to deal with these expenses, then await justice in the case, knowing that their precious children all well cared for. A case like this one takes several years to resolve; it is an empowering feeling to know that your finances are under control while your experienced personal injury lawyer works as hard as he/she can to achieve the best result possible for your children's future.

It is a quick and easy process to apply for what some, incorrectly, call a "lawsuit loan"; a simple toll free phone call or online visit to complete a one-page application will get you started. The litigation funding company will work as quickly as possible to obtain records from your attorney, who must cooperate with the records-gathering process. Once the information has been obtained and reviewed, you will receive an approval decision and fast cash lawsuit funding will be on its way to you within 24-48 hours.There is no cost to apply for legal finance; you don't need to be employed and your credit rating does not matter . This is no-risk legal funding; repayment is contingent upon the outcome of the case. That means you don't have to repay the funds if your lose your case. Try getting this type of service from a bank!

This Austin, Texas motor vehicle accident involved two men who were awarded $1.5 million for injuries they sustained in an 18-wheeler wreck. One of the victims sustained a fractured vertebra and the other a serious right knee injury that needed reconstructive surgery. He was also diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury.

The lawsuit was filed against the trucking company that operated the tractor trailer involved in the crash. The suit alleged that the company was negligent in hiring the truck driver and, in turn, that the truck driver was negligent in causing the crash. The jury awarded $750,000 in medical bills and expenses and an additional $750,000 for disfigurement, physical impairment and pain and suffering.

The wheels of justice in a commercial carrier case turn slowly. Plaintiffs often experience financial distress while awaiting resolution of their cases. To prevent financial disaster, the plaintiffs in this case, either or both, would have been able to make separate applications for lawsuit funding to assist them with medical bills and other important bills and expenses while waiting out the process for a fair settlement or verdict.

Legal finance companies can usually be reached by phone or online. A litigation funding application can be completed by either method. The process does not cost anything; your credit or job history do not matter. To obtain a lawsuit cash advance, you need only have a case worthy of funding. That determination is made between your attorney and your helpful lawsuit funding representative. Pre-settlement funding requires no upfront fee payments, in fact, there are no monthly payments or payments of any kind due, until you successfully resolve your case. This is a no-hassle way to secure a 'lawsuit loan'; you will not have to accept too little, too soon from a stingy and stubborn insurance company. You will now have the time to wait out the process and get the compensation that your case deserves.

In certain business circles, when discussing our civil justice system, there have been cries of "lawsuit abuse" and the need for "tort reform". The problem is that those who utilize these terms, when talking about the justice system, are lying to the public about the issue. If these business types (led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and local chambers) really wanted to tackle the problem of "lawsuit abuse", they would not continue to argue that there should be artificial 'caps' on damage awards. They would argue, instead, that there should be penalties for bringing cases that get dismissed or no-caused by a jury. Oh, it is true that they argue that 'this case' or 'that one' is 'ridiculous' and should never have been filed. But the solutions that they lobby for are not sensible solutions for these types of filings; these pro-business groups lobby for restrictions on court access and for significant limitations on damage awards. If pro-business groups want to be taken seriously, they should lobby for penalties against those who bring worthless cases. They should cease doing what they have always done: I invite them to stop their attacks on justifiably large verdicts in serious personal injury cases. These verdicts, almost always, are awarded for serious negligence causing very serious injuries. Here is one such example:

In 2005, a woman was hit by a city bus, as she was crossing the street in New York. Because of the serious nature of her injuries, her left leg was amputated; she has been unable to work since this horrendous accident. She retained an experienced personal injury attorney and pursued a lawsuit. In most cases, jury trials result from the fact that defendants and insurance companies do not recognize the seriousness of an injured person's circumstances and the ability of a jury to properly recognize and award damages for those circumstances. In this case, the jury awarded $27.5 million; Metro Transit Authority felt the award was too high and announced its intention to appeal the verdict. However, very shortly after this accident, there were three more similar personal injury lawsuits brought against the same Transit Authority. The awards in those cases were all over a million: one for $1.8 million, one for $2.3 million and one for $7 million.

Obviously, 2005 was not a good year for the Transit Authority; driver/operators under its supervision were negligent in four separate accidents that resulted in catastrophic injuries. Hopefully, its complaints of unfairness in verdict size will fall on deaf ears in appellate court. The Authority has work to do with regard to driver training and public safety. These verdicts send a clear message to the Authority and to the public that those responsible must clean up their act. Awards such as this almost always result in public safety improvements. Any continuation of this pattern of negligence should result in punitive awards.

Pedestrian accidents like the ones involved with Metro Transit Authority are also good candidates for responsible lawsuit funding. In the case of our unfortunate amputee victim, litigation funding may be used to pay important bills and expenses as well as medical and hospital expenses that are not covered by insurance. Serious injuries result in serious disability and income loss; it is fairly certain that this unfortunate woman will be unable to return to work. The same might be true for many of the other plaintiffs injured by Authority drivers, as well.

Legal finance services are designed to assist victims to immediately pay important bills and expenses while awaiting settlement or case resolution. If justice is slow in coming, the plaintiffs' desperation to settle too early, for too little, is removed because the important bills and expenses have been paid by virtue of the lawsuit cash advance. Plaintiff now has the luxury of waiting out the litigation process without giving in to the financial pressure to take early, inadequate, offers from the stingy insurance company. If the plaintiff loses his/her case, the "lawsuit loan" is excused and the money does not have to be repaid. If financial pressure to settle too early for too little is removed, the result in the case should be considerably higher as the insurance company loses the financial leverage it needs to coerce a low settlement. This is, truly, no risk pre-settlement funding.

Applying for lawsuit financing is easy. It only takes a quick phone call to the legal funding company or going online and filling out an application there. Once the case has been reviewed and approved, the money arrives very quickly; usually within 24-48 hours of approval.

A 37 year old man was at work one day and he slipped and fell on ice at a construction site. In his lawsuit against the site’s owner, tenant, and project contractors, he alleged that they had not properly cleared the sidewalk where he encountered the ice and fell. The internal knee injuries he suffered to cartilage and ligaments were so severe that, at the age of 37, his condition required a total knee replacement. He was also told that he would need further surgeries, later, and that he would be never again be able to work in the construction industry. Given his injury and skill set, his alternate employment options were limited. The defendants argued that his knee problem was due to degenerative conditions. The jury did not buy the argument and awarded the man $4,175,341.28 against all defendants.

This was a satisfying, hard-fought verdict for a man who could never return to his previous employment and who had significant medical and surgical treatment. The income loss, alone, can cause financial disaster. Other than quickly settling a valuable slip and fall lawsuit for pennies on the dollar, what does someone in this position do to make ends meet?

This injury victim and others in his predicament should familiarize themselves of a service known as lawsuit funding. Seriously injured accident victims with pending personal injury lawsuits may apply for a lawsuit cash advance; these "lawsuit loans" allow litigants to wait for the legal system to process their cases to fair, just and equitable conclusions.

Litigation funding is cash paid by the lawsuit funding company to personal injury litigants in advance of their expected settlement or jury verdict. It is calculated by the likelihood of success, the potential case value, and the time it will take for the case to conclude. It is easy to apply for pre-settlement funding; the application is received and reviewed, records are obtained from your attorney, and your legal finance proceeds are on their way to you within 24-48 hours of receipt of your records. It is wise to use the money for serious needs like medical expenses, mortgage or car payments. The object is to prevent financial desperation from causing you to settle your valuable case, too soon, for too little compensation.

The basic principal behind lawsuit financing is to increase case revenue by giving a plaintiff control over the negotiation process; case funding allows the plaintiff to control what offers they will decline or accept. No longer does a financially desperate plaintiff have to take a ridiculously low settlement proposal from an insurance company, just to make ends meet. And, if the plaintiff suffers the misfortune of losing the case that legal funding was provided for, repayment will be excused; you read that correctly: The litigant does not have to pay the money back if he/she loses the case. This is, truly, no-risk lawsuit finance.