Lose Your Lawsuit – No Repayment
What Happens if You Lose Your Lawsuit? Lawsuit loan companies love to proclaim that if you lose your lawsuit, you don't have to repay a lawsuit loan. This is true. In this post, we examine why there is no repayment if a lawsuit funding recipient loses the lawsuit. What is Lawsuit Funding? Lawsuit funding (also known as lawsuit loans, settlement loans or settlement funding) ...
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Discussing the Pros of Lawsuit Loans Dealing with civil litigation as a plaintiff can be overwhelming, both emotionally and financially. Lawsuit loans can ease this burden because it offers immediate financial support to plaintiffs while their cases remain undecided. In this post, we examine the pros of lawsuit loans and discuss the impact of each. Our hope is that afterwards, the r...
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Discussing Lawsuit Loan Criticism Lawsuit loans emerged as a potential liquidity solution for certain plaintiffs who needed immediate cash while waiting out the litigation process. Because local ethics rules often prohibited attorneys from advancing their clients money prior to settlement, entrepreneurs offered lawsuit loans into the marketplace. Early on (the late 1990's), due to th...
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Determining Settlement Loan are Risk to Plaintiffs Settlement loans are financial transactions where plaintiffs with pending lawsuits access a portion of their case's value, prior to their conclusions. Plaintiffs sell a portion of their potential award to lawsuit "lenders" and receive immediate cash in return. This influx of money can be used for any expenditure but are mostly used t...
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How to Search for Settlement Funding - The Right Way Settlement funding is a class of specialty financial transactions in which plaintiffs involved in pending litigation can access the potential value of their cases, prior to settlement. They pledge a portion of their recovery in exchange for an immediate influx of cash from settlement funding companies. In this post, we explore the ...
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Car Accident Settlements - A Typical Personal Injury Lawsuit Type Car accidents are a typical personal injury lawsuit type. They arise when one party is harmed by another through no fault of their own. Generally, car accident cases involve claims of physical, economic and other damages on behalf of the injured/harmed party. In this post, we explore how car accident settlements work. ...
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Litigation Finance and Lawsuit Funding Differences Explained Lawsuit loans, settlement loans, litigation finance and lawsuit funding - these are common specialty finance terms. What do they all mean? Are there any differences? In this post, we explain the difference between these terms and examine their importance in the legal landscape. Common Terms but Expected Confusion ...
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What do Settlement Loans Cost? The Answer Might Surprise You Settlement loans, sometimes referred to as legal funding or lawsuit loans are specialty financial transactions where plaintiffs receive a portion of their recovery prior to their cases' conclusion. So how much do settlement loans cost? In this post, we examine settlement loan cost and what that means for plaintiffs who can...
DetailsHow Does Pre-Settlement Funding Work?
Uncovering How Pre-Settlement Funding Works Pre-settlement funding works for plaintiffs by providing immediate financial relief to litigants. In this post, we examine how pre-settlement funding works, why it's important, and how to secure lawsuit funding on your particular lawsuit. Settlement Funding Basics Settlement funding contracts are specialty financial transactions wh...
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Learn All the Pre-Settlement Funding FAQs Much is written about pre-settlement funding and its role in the legal landscape. Although many questions are answered, plaintiffs might want to avoid having to sift through pages of information to answer their questions. In this post, we examine common pre-settlement funding FAQ fielded at Fair Rate Funding and discuss their implications. M...
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