Know More About Lawsuit Advance Funding

By Chandra Zane


While you may be waiting for a lawsuit to be heard, you might be reasonably confident of receiving a financial settlement. However, the household and medical bills still have to be paid in the interim period and if you are not working that can be difficult. You might want to consider applying for lawsuit advance funding to help out with your financial difficulties.

You should first of all discuss the possibility of applying for a pre settlement advance with your lawyer. They have the professional knowledge and ability to assess your case and if the likely outcome will be in your favor. Your lawyer will also be able to provide a ball park assessment of the financial worth of a case. When it comes to choosing a company to provide lawsuit advance funding, you should choose carefully.

Funding providers will only provide you with financial support if your case is likely to be successful. They usually offer clients financial aid on the basis of, you only pay it back, if you win a settlement. This contract is known as a non-recourse agreement.

The amount of financial support you can obtain will be determined by several factors. The strength of your case and the potential award sum, as well as the likelihood of you being paid, will be taken into account. In addition to a legal contract stating you will repay the amount you borrowed, you will pay an additional percentage of your settlement as interest.

Your application for financial support may not be accepted if their is a risk that any settlement will not be forthcoming. The company will require permission to contact your lawyer and gather information, in order to assess their risks. As part of their information gathering they will ask their own legal representatives to assess whether a case is likely to be successful.

Taking out a claim against an private individual is a more risky proposition for fund providers. An individual is far less likely to meet their financial obligations in respect of an award against them. Pursuing payment will be an additional cost and is not feasible if the individual does not have the money.

Lawsuit funding solutions and presettlement advances, only make good business sense when their is a reasonable chance that the money can be recouped. For that reason, those who provide lawsuit advance funding, carefully assess the risks attached to each case. They usually accept that the risks are worthwhile, if the organization involved has the means to pay up, if they lose.




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