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When we Americans think of the 4th of July, we think of fireworks, parades, barbecues, picnics, family gatherings, and more. It is a time to celebrate our independence – the ability to function in any given area without depending upon another’s help. It is the freedom from dependence. But this independence was stripped from two young people on July 4, 2007.

Kayla Smith decided to attend the annual fireworks in downtown Baton Rouge, LA with a friend because she had never been. Kayla Smith and Robert Blunschi, Jr. joined many on the levee steps, chanting “oohs and ahhs.” What happened next will affect Kayla, now 19, and Robert, now 24, for the rest of their lives. As they were getting ready to leave, bullets were fired. Kayla and Robert were in the wrong place and the wrong time. Mr. Blunschi was shot in the head and suffers brain damage; a bullet hit Ms. Smith in her right side, zigzagged five times and come out her left side. It hit her spleen and liver and poked three holes in her diaphragm. The first question she asked after being rushed to the hospital for surgery was, “Why take innocent people and take away part of their life for not reason?”

Kayla’s independence is stripped; her dreams shattered. Kayla was entering her senior year of high school and planning for college. She took dance lessons, played sports, and was a cheerleader. Now she is paralyzed from pelvis to toe and confined to a wheelchair. She has been through numerous surgeries. Most of her organs have healed, with the exception of her spinal cord and spleen, which doctors had to remove. Kayla struggles every day with pain in her legs. It is hard to get up in the morning because of the medication she needs for the pain. She can’t go to the bathroom on her own. The simple things in life are a challenge. In lieu of all this young lady has been through, she perseveres. She is attending Baton Rouge Community College studying art.

“After the accident, I realized God gave me my fingers and I figured I might as well do something with them,” Smith said, explaining her renewed passion for various types of are. “I want to get my degree in studio art.” What an amazing attitude for this young lady who has been through so much. Now she is considering a stem cell treatment to help with movement, but there are risks and no guarantee. Kayla is willing to take the risks in hopes that it will at least reduce the pain and help her with bladder control. Kayla’s parents are trying to raise money for the procedure, which could reach $20,000.

A fund has been set up through the National Transplant Assistance Fund and Catastrophic Injury Program where people can make tax-deductible donations.

Two-and-a-half years later and the police still have not found the person that shot Kayla Smith and Robert Blunschi. Cases like this can go unanswered forever. Justice is not served. The family may face long-term financial hardships as a result of life-long medical treatment and care. Others may take years, but evidence can surface; witnesses do come forward. Lawsuit Financial hopes this is the case for Kayla and she receives restitution. Additionally, we wish for a successful stem cell transplant that will give her at minimal, pain relief.

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When we Americans think of the 4th of July, we think of fireworks, parades, barbecues, picnics, family gatherings, and more. It is a time to celebrate our independence – the ability to function in any given area without depending upon another’s help. It is the freedom from dependence. But this independence was stripped from two young people on July 4, 2007.

Kayla Smith decided to attend the annual fireworks in downtown Baton Rouge, LA with a friend because she had never been. Kayla Smith and Robert Blunschi, Jr. joined many on the levee steps, chanting “oohs and ahhs.” What happened next will affect Kayla, now 19, and Robert, now 24, for the rest of their lives. As they were getting ready to leave, bullets were fired. Kayla and Robert were in the wrong place and the wrong time. Mr. Blunschi was shot in the head and suffers brain damage; a bullet hit Ms. Smith in her right side, zigzagged five times and come out her left side. It hit her spleen and liver and poked three holes in her diaphragm. The first question she asked after being rushed to the hospital for surgery was, “Why take innocent people and take away part of their life for not reason?”

Kayla’s independence is stripped; her dreams shattered. Kayla was entering her senior year of high school and planning for college. She took dance lessons, played sports, and was a cheerleader. Now she is paralyzed from pelvis to toe and confined to a wheelchair. She has been through numerous surgeries. Most of her organs have healed, with the exception of her spinal cord and spleen, which doctors had to remove. Kayla struggles every day with pain in her legs. It is hard to get up in the morning because of the medication she needs for the pain. She can’t go to the bathroom on her own. The simple things in life are a challenge. In lieu of all this young lady has been through, she perseveres. She is attending Baton Rouge Community College studying art.

“After the accident, I realized God gave me my fingers and I figured I might as well do something with them,” Smith said, explaining her renewed passion for various types of are. “I want to get my degree in studio art.” What an amazing attitude for this young lady who has been through so much. Now she is considering a stem cell treatment to help with movement, but there are risks and no guarantee. Kayla is willing to take the risks in hopes that it will at least reduce the pain and help her with bladder control. Kayla’s parents are trying to raise money for the procedure, which could reach $20,000.

A fund has been set up through the National Transplant Assistance Fund and Catastrophic Injury Program where people can make tax-deductible donations.

Two-and-a-half years later and the police still have not found the person that shot Kayla Smith and Robert Blunschi. Cases like this can go unanswered forever. Justice is not served. The family may face long-term financial hardships as a result of life-long medical treatment and care. Others may take years, but evidence can surface; witnesses do come forward. Lawsuit Financial hopes this is the case for Kayla and she receives justice. Additionally, we wish for a successful stem cell transplant that will give her at minimal, pain relief.

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The effects of drinking and driving are staggering. Poor coordination, disorientation, blurred or double vision, and slowed reflexes are just a few effects. We hear about the tragedies of drunk driving every day. I recently read about little Nicole Lynn Woodbury, who at the age of ten, died at the hands of a drunk driver.

On the evening of September 2, 2008, little Nicole was a back seat passenger in her dad’s Jaguar when motorcyclist, Allen (A.J.) Cockrum ran a red stoplight and crashed into the back door of the Jaguar. Nicole and Mr. Cockrum, (age 19) died; Nicole’s father, Jeff Woodbury, was hospitalized with extensive injuries, including a puncture lung. Mr. Cockrum did not have a motorcycle endorsement, was driving under the legal drinking age, and had a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit for an adult.

Although Mr. Cockrum was drunk, authorities stated that the accident may have been avoided had the two drivers been able to see each other as they approached the intersection.

"This is at an intersection where the county has known for many years that the mound of dirt or earth blocks the view of northbound traffic" on Taylor Flats, Rettig told the Herald. "... The county has completely neglected ... to eliminate that traffic hazard."

The lawsuit filed by Nicole’s parents blames Mr. Cockrum and Franklin County for the death of their daughter. The lawsuit states that Mr. Cockrum was negligent and the county failed to make improvements to the dangerous intersection where several serious accidents have occurred. It is believed that the county road crews missed several opportunities to install safety devices, such as flashing lights, alerting them of the upcoming intersection or to re-slope the area around the intersection. Nicole’s parents, Sharon and Jeff Woodbury, seat damages for the lost of their parent / child relationship, economic loss to Nicole’s estate, her funeral and burial expenses, Jeff’s medical expenses, and his pain, suffering, disability, disfigurement, permanent loss and impairment of his hand, arm, and shoulder, and for the suffering and loss of their daughter. The suit also seeks damages for Mr. Woodbury’s loss of earnings and damages to his car.

Many roads are in need of repair, many intersections are dangerous, and many lives are lost in auto accidents. Although the city is responsible for making the roads safer, it can not control negligent driving. Our hearts go out to both families. They must be devastated by their losses. Financial compensation cannot return their children. That kind of pain will never go away.

Many of the comments to this article are heartless. Pursuing wrongful death litigation does not make the pursuer 'money hungry'. One cannot put a price tag on a child. This couple would prefer to have little Nicole back – to hug her, tuck her in at night, watch her get on the school bus, play in the snow. They will never again hold her in their arms; they have forever been deprived of the simple opportunity most of us have to watch their child grow to adulthood.

If you or a loved one has been seriously injured or killed in an auto accident due to the negligence of someone else, it is important that you seek legal advice from an auto accident attorney. The Woodbury’s may also need to seek lawsuit funding to help with their medical expenses, funeral expenses, loss of income, and everyday bills. It is sometimes difficult to make ends meet when situations like this occur. All too often, plaintiffs will look to settle their case too soon and for too little because they are financially strapped. Lawsuit Financial can give plaintiffs the money they need immediately; this immediate funding source allows them to take care of their financial obligations while giving their attorney the time needed to seek appropriate justice. The call to 1-877-377-SUIT (7848) is free; the advice is priceless.

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When merging from a feeder road onto a main highway, if you’re not paying attention or time it poorly, accidents can happen; that is exactly what happened in this two vehicle automobile accident that badly injured four people in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.

It was a pretty violent crash when a man tried to merge onto the Interstate highway from a feeder road. For some reason, yet to be determined, the car made an unexpected left turn and collided with another car. The other driver never knew what hit him. The merging vehicle landed in the median of the highway and his victim's came to a dead halt in the left hand lane of the highway. During the collision, a passenger in merging vehicle (likely not wearing a seat belt) was ejected on impact.

All drivers and passengers were taken to hospital for treatment. Investigating state troopers charged the merging driver with an unsafe lane deviation. While this might be some comfort to his victims, it won’t pay their medical bills or other accident related expenses. For that relief, they have to retain an attorney who specializes in automobile accident cases and file a personal injury lawsuit.

These accident victims must, typically, have serious injuries to pursue litigation in our current legal system. an experienced personal injury lawyer, specializing in auto accident cases can advise them whether they will stand have a good chance of pursuing a personal injury lawsuit. But what do they do if they are disabled, have no money coming in, and are a year or two away from a conclusion to their case? Insurance companies count on plaintiffs settling their cases early, for too little, because they lack the financial resources to hold out for a fair settlement. They delay and delay until the plaintiff is desperate; then, they offer miniscule compensation in the hope that a desperate plaintiff will bite. In the old days, that strategy had a good chance of being successful and insurance companies saved millions in benefits by utilizing it. But, today, there is a unique service called lawsuit funding; this service provides an accident victim the money he/she needs now, then waits for repayment out of the potential settlement or verdict. Their bills and expenses are paid and they can wait out the long litigation process for a fair resolution. And, best of all, litigation funding is considered to be non-recourse funding; the money is not paid back unless the case is resolved successfully. This is no risk legal finance!

Legal funding is a smart strategic tool. If you are in severe financial distress, you are hardly a positive influence on settlement negotiations. Litigants in this situation will often accept a low ball offer even though your attorney is telling you that your case is worth a whole bunch more. So, don’t settle for less then you deserve; a well timed lawsuit cash advance may help you avoid settling too early for too little. Don’t hand over valuable settlement dollars to the insurance company. Hang in there and get the money you deserve. Help is just a phone call or a mouse click away. And please, be careful out there.

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One dead and one injured in this Texas head on automobile accident leaves many unanswered questions for the police.

It started out to be a fairly ordinary day for a Texas woman, who was in her car heading east on a local farm road in Fort Worth, Texas at 2:30 am. For some unknown reason, her car swerved over the center line and smacked into a westbound Ford F-250. The truck's front end was totally caved in and its driver sustained some serious injuries as a result of the crash.

Responding paramedics rushed him to Fort Worth for medical assistance; unfortunately, the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. State troopers are still trying to figure out what caused her to veer into the path of the truck. This and other questions will need to be answered to determine what caused this deadly automobile accident. Was she uncertain of where she was? Was she totally exhausted and not paying attention? Was she listening to an MP3? Only time will tell.

The driver of the F-250 has some healing to do from the injuries and wounds he sustained; he is likely to consider and file a personal injury lawsuit to recoup damages for his injuries, his pain and suffering and his medical expenses among other things. A personal injury attorney who specializes in automobile accident cases will help him sort this out. I am certain he knows this.

What he may not know, and what he could learn about with some online research, is that he can take advantage of a service that provides him a portion of his lawsuit proceeds, even before his settles his case. The service is called lawsuit funding. When a person has been injured and/or disabled in an automobile accident, he will often experience temporary financial trouble. Work loss, medical and hospital expenses combine with ordinary bills to put an injured person behind the financial eight ball. Lawsuit funding or legal finance, as some call it, will pay those bills immediately, allow him to get on with his normal life, and wait for repayment out of his potential settlement. And, the best part is that if he should lose his case, he keeps the money, without any obligation to pay it back. This is, truly, no-risk lawsuit financing. Most experienced legal funding companies can provide you the lawsuit cash you need to keep a roof over your head, to feed your family or make medical payments, or for other important needs, and can do so within 24-48 hours of the time you first apply. You are one phone call or mouse click away from receiving the lawsuit cash advance you need to survive in a contentious legal system.

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They say truth is stranger than fiction, and in this case, that appears to be true. Even with the lights flashing and siren blaring, the ambulance was rear ended while turning around to head to hospital to transport to accident victims. Who could have even remotely imagined that an ambulance responding to a car crash and heading back to the hospital with those victims would be rear ended by another car? Thankfully, only one person was injured in this automobile accident; a paramedic.

This crash happened in Daytona Beach, Florida at about 4:00 am on February 4th, 2010. Here is how this highly unusual collision happened. There had been one wreck on the highway already; the responding ambulance crew had just finished loading two injured patients into the bus and was getting ready to pull out to turn around and head to the hospital. At that point, it was rear ended by a car.

How can a driver miss a fully lit ambulance with siren in full wail? Inside the ambulance at the time of the crash were five people; the two victims from the previous crash, a firefighter, the ambulance driver and the paramedic who got badly shaken up during the crash. The two previous crash victims were listed in stable and serious condition, respectively.

The injured paramedic was treated and released and cautioned to watch for further developing injuries. Something that looks fairly minor in the beginning, can turn into serious muscle, disk, or internal injuries, which will often manifest later. does not mean that things are OK internally. The police opined how lucky all of the occupants were that no one was killed in this fiasco.
The offending driver will be placed under significant scrutiny in the investigation of this accident. How could this happen? Did he fall asleep at the wheel? Was he on the phone? Was he chatting with another passenger or fiddling with electronics in the car? Worse, was he under the influence of drugs or alcohol? All these things will be considered and investigated.
Assuming his injuries manifest into serious injuries, the paramedic would be advised to consult with a personal injury attorney and find out what his rights are and, possibly, how to file a personal injury lawsuit. While his injuries do not appear to be serious at the moment, this could change in the days and weeks to come.

As his condition develops, an attorney would be able to better assess the types and kinds of damages that may be asked for if the case is pursued. Medical bills, lost wages, pain & suffering are all items that may be recoverable in a potential lawsuit. If his injury becomes serious enough to disable him from his job as a paramedic, this disability may result in temporary financial problems.

If he decides to pursue litigation, and the injury is serious, he may qualify for a service that provides financial assistance to accident victims who are pursuing lawsuits. This valuable service is known by many different names. Some, incorrectly call these “lawsuit loans”; others call them lawsuit funding, legal finance, legal funding, pre-settlement funding or litigation funding, to name a few. Whatever you choose to call the important service, it can be a godsend for those who are behind the financial eight ball and need money right away to deal with their bills. Financial distress can also lead a plaintiff to settle his/her case too soon, for too little, simply because of the need. A lawsuit cash advance removes the pressure to settle early and cheap and permits the case to reach its maximum conclusion. Lawsuit funding is relatively easy to obtain; if you qualify, you can often receive funds within 48 hours. Good credit or bad, credit rating doesn’t matter. What most experienced legal finance companies look for is whether your case has a good chance for success. One phone call or mouse click can get you started; the call is free and the advice is priceless.

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This case makes me wonder about the wisdom of younger people having driver’s licenses; the youthful drivers involved in this chain reaction automobile accident case lacked the experience to know that they were required to slow down when passing a police car that was stopped on the highway, investigating another accident.

This accident a really a series of events that set off a chain reaction of several automobile accidents that ultimately injured three people. Thankfully, although the injuries the three received were considered relatively minor, there is the possibility that some injuries may give problems later when its least expected. For instance, whiplash can often cause severe pain and result in serious disc or brain damage later. This is one of the major reasons why it is important to consult with your physician and, also, wise to speak to a personal injury attorney about any automobile accident. Don’t sign away your rights until you are certain of the residuals of your injuries. You may be suffering from something that could incapacitate you later.

This particular automobile accident took place in Missouri. It involved a State trooper, who was investigating another accident at the time; his cruiser was violently rear-ended causing a chain-reaction crash and injuring three. The trooper was checking out the damages to a 1999 VW, when a 2001 Honda slammed into his cruiser. The VW driver was in the cruiser at the time of the accident and witnessed a 19-year old driver lose control of his car. The Honda hit the police cruiser so hard that it knocked it into the VW. The Honda then continued south bound in the north bound lanes of the road, veered to the east; hit a gas line and a telephone pole before coming to a halt. Emergency medical crews took all three drivers to the hospital where they were treated and released.

The investigation isn’t complete yet, and, of course, there are questions: Was the Honda driver paying attention to where he was going or was he busy texting while driving? Was he under the influence of a drug or alcohol? Was he recklessly speeding, in a hurry to get somewhere and not obeying the rules of the road? In any event, the people he injured in this case are likely to retain legal counsel and pursue personal injury cases in court. For example, the VW driver in the police cruiser, who was in the wrong place at the wrong time, should be able to recover damages for his injuries.

No matter who chooses to file an automobile accident lawsuit in this case, they should be aware that they have some options open to them to resolve financial issues even before they obtain a settlement in their cases. In other words, they have the option to seek a service known as "lawsuit funding".

It doesn’t take long to get lawsuit funding from an experienced provider of this valuable service, and it has been known to save the day in cases where people desperately need money now, to carry on with their daily lives. Just because auto accidents happen doesn’t mean that bills stop arriving; further, medical expenses must be handled, as well. A lawsuit cash advance will let the plaintiff(s) settle their bills now, handle their incoming and future bills, and allow them the precious time they need to wait for a fair and equitable conclusion to their litigation. The process takes as little as 24-48 hours and begins with a simple phone call or mouse click.

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Street racing certainly isn’t legal by any stretch of the imagination. In this automobile accident case, street racing gone wrong caused the death of a young passenger who was just along for the ride and the fun.

The race took place in Forth Worth, Texas in the hours just prior to midnight. The trucks were on a service road that bordered an Interstate highway but still was connected to it by a T-intersection; an ideal place to street race, or so it seemed to those involved in the games that night. The police report shows that two red Chevy Avalanches were screaming down the road at high speeds. Twenty year old Carlos-Jimenez Cano as a passenger in the front seat of his friend’s truck when it ran a red light and careened into a retaining wall. The other red truck clipped an Isuzu Axiom SUV as it rocketed through the T-intersection and fled the scene of the horrific crash. The SUV driver was unharmed, the other red truck is being tracked down, Cano was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash and the 20-year old driver who hit the retaining wall was taken to hospital in critical condition. Alcohol was a factor in this senseless wreck.

There is little question that the driver of the truck that hit the retaining wall and the driver that fled the scene of the accident were reckless and negligent. The family of 20-year old passenger, Carlos-Jimenez Cano would be best advised to seek the assistance of a dedicated and skilled personal injury attorney.

Cases like this usually take a long time to get through the courts; the family may take comfort in knowing that there is a service that provides financial assistance to auto accident victims and their families while they wait for their case to be concluded and for justice to prevail. Lawsuit funding will help pay their necessary bills and expenses and the lawsuit funding company will wait for the case to conclude successfully before charging them a dime. If the case fails, the keep the money, free of charge. In essence, this is no-risk lawsuit funding.

Money doesn’t grow on trees, but it does come in the form of a lawsuit cash advance. These legal finance transactions are based on a litigation funding company' prediction of the litigation outcome and the time it will take to achieve that outcome. Lawsuit financing services should be only a small percentage of the actual case value, so be careful when seeking these services. Choose a legal funding company with the requisite experience to guide you appropriately. Funding can often be provided in as little as 24-48 hours of your initial application with an experienced lawsuit funding provider and help is often a phone call away. Don't settle too early for too little; obtain lawsuit funding instead.

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Head on collisions are often the worse kinds of automobile accidents on the road today. This case is no exception. In this case, two people were critically injured and two died as a result of a catastrophic head on collision in Orange County, Florida. The two vehicles that tangled were a pickup truck and car. The car was a 1995 Honda whose driver, 29-year old Damien Edwards, was traveling south. For some unexplained reason he made an attempt to change lands from the left side of the road, to the right side. In doing so, he suddenly realized that a vehicle was already in the lane he intended to switch to. He attempted a badly executed correction and lost control of the car. It veered into the north lane and slammed head on into a Chevy pickup truck driven by 36-year old Wallace Livingston. Both Edwards and his 17-year old passenger, Terry Pender, were pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver, Livingston, and another passenger in the Honda, 15-year old Summer Flowers, were critically injured and taken to hospital.

Whether or not alcohol or any other substance played a part in this accident isn’t clear, as the investigation isn’t completed. Was speeding involved? It may have been, given the jerky over-correction by Edwards. Was either driver using a cell phone at the time of the accident? Were the drivers distracted by something on the road or not paying attention for some reason? A full automobile accident investigation report should provide answers.

In the meantime, the Flowers and Livingstone families may want to talk to a skilled personal injury lawyer and find out what their legal rights are in this case. They may also want to do some research into lawsuit funding; funding that would help them handle their immediate bills and provide them and their attorney with adequate time to handle the case to a just conclusion. It is difficult to do that when finances are tight and there is nothing like a disabling, accidental injury to make finances tight.

Without lawsuit funding, the plaintiffs often find themselves in a position of having to settle their cases early because of the need for money right away. A lawsuit cash advance gives them the money they need, immediately, allows them to handle their necessary bills and gives them and their attorneys the time they need to achieve justice in a hostile legal environment.

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13-year old twins were badly injured in this auto-pedestrian accident in Georgia as they attempted to cross a busy state highway. No one is quite sure why the two 13-year olds were attempting to cross an Interstate highway; they may sought a "shortcut to get from point A to point B. The pair had eaten at a Mr. Pizza and were hit while trying to cross a five lane highway; apparently, they were intent on returning to a church that was on the other side.

According to witnesses, a car struck the girl and drove her body into her brother, which knocked him to the pavement. The children, Eric and Promise, were sent to different medical facilities based on the seriousness of their injuries. Promise, who was very seriously injured, was airlifted to a hospital able to deal with her severe injuries. Eric was taken to the nearest medical facility for treatment.

There are many questions surrounding this automobile accident; there may be potential for a personal injury lawsuit. While the teens may be negligent for crossing the highway, negligence on the part of the driver who struck them may very well have played a part. The teens' parents should take the opportunity to discuss this case with a personal injury attorney and assess the nature and possible amount of damages that may be recovered.

If it is determined that they have a viable case, and a lawsuit is filed, the family may also wish to do some online research into a service known as lawsuit funding. Often incorrectly referred to as a "lawsuit loan", this service would come in the form of a lawsuit cash advance that would allow the family to handle the teen’s medical bills, rehabilitative therapy, medications, counseling, medical devices or other doctor prescribed care. It would also let them deal with other important bills like mortgage or rent payments, tuition, car payments, food and other expenses related to caring for the teens.

The key reason to seek legal funding services is that it relieves the financial pressure that a victim may feel to settle a valuable case too soon for too little. Remember the wine commercial slogan: "We will sell no wine before its time"? Personal injury cases are like fine wine; they need time to develop and ripen. Treatment must be rendered; determinations whether an injury will heal or have permanent residuals must be made. Diagnoses and prognoses must be rendered. Lawsuits are filed and discovery is conducted. All of these things take time. If a plaintiff is disabled from work, this, coupled with the added expense of an injury and rehabilitation from the injury, may create a financial nightmare. The worst thing a plaintiff can do is cave into the financial pressure and take a substandard offer from the insurance company. They will deliberately delay fair resolution to force you to settle early and cheap. Access to lawsuit funding is a phone call or internet click away; the process is simple and many plaintiffs have money in their hands within 24-48 hours of their initial contact. And, the money is contingent upon the outcome of the case; it does not need to be paid back if the case is not successful.

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Elisa Sanchez kept complaining of pain and blood in her stools. Her doctor told her it was hemorrhoids and told her to treat it accordingly. The young mother did as instructed, but, over a seven month period returned to the doctor, multiple times, because the bleeding and pain would not stop. She was eventually rushed to hospital and diagnosed with colo-rectal cancer; her primary care physician had misdiagnosed her cancer as hemorrhoids. It is, of course, the ultimate nightmare; the cancer was so far advanced by the time Sanchez got an accurate diagnosis that she died in the hospital, leaving behind a young child and husband, and a shocked and angry family.

This is an horrendous case; had the family doctor been more attentive to her condition and symptoms, she might have survived. Early detection is one of the most important tools in the battle for cancer survival. In this case, early detection would have given her a 97% chance of survival. By the time she was diagnosed, her survival rate plummeted to 50%; the doctors at the hospital tried aggressive chemo and major surgery, but it was too little, too late and she succumbed to the illness.

While this verdict, following a contentious medical malpractice lawsuit, is a solid victory for the grieving family and for justice; they have, undoubtedly, had a difficult time coping with the death of their mother, wife and daughter, and, most likely, in paying for extraordinary medical treatment in addition to their ordinary daily expenses.

Litigation funding may have been a good option for the Sanchez family; it is a non-recourse service that permits an injury victim to wait for an appropriate settlement or verdict without caving into financial pressure to settle too early for too little. Having to deal with the type of stress that accompanies a serious injury or death of a loved one is difficult to handle. Many folks do not know where they will find the money to pay their bills while their lawsuit slowly winds it way through the litigation maze. A lawsuit cash advance can often provide the needed funds within 24-48 hours of an initial request.

Online research will provide them with several lawsuit funding companies, but really only one leading provider of litigation funding. Good credit or bad; it makes no difference. Legal finance services may have provided the answer to the Sanchez’s financial situation and the situations of plaintiff litigants in similar situations.

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This particular automobile accident seems to be a case of one driver's negligence and the other driver being in the wrong place at the wrong time. It involved a sport utility vehicle and a Mazda Miata. The driver of the Miata, a 58 year old woman from Winter Haven, Florida, slammed into an SUV carrying two local police officers who were on their way to work.

Eyewitness reports showed that the Miata was westbound on a Boulevard at the same time the SUV Jeep was headed east on the same road. The police officers were driving the SUV Jeep. The driver of the Miata made a left turn directly in front of the oncoming Jeep. The vehicles collided with such force that the Jeep’s driver was ejected.

Emergency medical crews responded; paramedics took those with the least serious injuries to the nearest hospital. The Jeep’s driver was flown by medi-copter to a different hospital where he was listed in critical condition and suffering severe injuries. Whether or not the two police officers were wearing seat belts is not known. Local police are investigating this accident and need to know the answer to several pertinent questions before they are able to ascertain who was at fault and what precisely happened.

On the surface, it appears that the Miata turned left in front of the Jeep, causing the collision. But several questions still need to be answered; were one or both of the vehicles speeding? What were the road conditions? Were there any mechanical defects in either vehicle? Were all traffic signs and signals observed and obeyed by the involved parties?

The ejected, seriously injured police officer may have sustained life-altering injuries, severe enough that he may not be able to work again. He may have suffered a traumatic brain injury, spinal cord damage, crushed or broken legs or arms and back injuries or be paralyzed. Time will tell, and when it comes to filing a personal injury lawsuit, his damages could be substantial. An attorney should be retained and a lawsuit pursued before the applicable statute of limitations expires.

And, while the officer waits for a conclusion to the litigation, he will, likely, face financial difficulty balancing disability (permanent or temporary) with extraordinary medical expenses and ordinary living expenses. In cases like this, lawsuit funding provides immediate financial assistance, relieves financial pressure to settle too early for too little and permits him to wait for appropriate justice in the case. Automobile accidents are, by far, the number one reason people seek an experienced, professional lawsuit funding company.

Litigation funding is easy to access; approvals are often accomplishment with funds in hand within 24-48 hours of application and records retrieval. And, this is non-recourse lawsuit funding; should the officer lose his personal injury lawsuit, he would not be required to pay the money back. A lawsuit cash advance is often the answer to temporary financial problems caused by an accident and subsequent lawsuit. Free advice is a toll free phone call away.

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