Litigation financing or lawsuit financing enables plaintiffs in lawsuits to receive money months or years before their cases have settled. A person involved in a lawsuit who does not have money to pay medical bills or cover living expenses, and who may not be able to work because of an injury, can seek litigation financing from a legal finance company.
Litigation Financing is for both plaintiffs and lawyers. The plaintiff in a personal injury, automobile accident, product liability, medical malpractice or similar case needs money to replace lost income. The attorney trying the case may also need funds to operate his or her practice. Both plaintiffs and attorneys can receive money months or years before the case is resolved thanks to litigation financing.
Unlike conventional loans,
litigation financing is non-recourse. The advance only has to be repaid once the plaintiff and his attorney either reach a satisfactory out-of-court settlement or they win the case outright. Should the plaintiff lose, the litigation financing advance does not have to be repaid. And unlike conventional loans that require monthly payments, a litigation financing cash advance is repaid in one lump sum payment from the proceeds of the settlement.
Both plaintiffs and attorneys seeking litigation financing can apply on-line at www.fundmycase.com, the website of
LawMax Legal Finance. Or they can call LawMax at 877-788-CASH to apply over the phone. When a plaintiff applies for lawsuit financing, LawMax contacts the plaintiff's attorney to request the documentation needed to evaluate the case. When an attorney applies for litigation financing, LawMax lets the attorney know what documentation is required.
Litigation Funding helps plaintiffs at a time in their lives when there is often no other place to turn. Plaintiffs facing eviction because they cannot pay their mortgage or rent often find that litigation financing is the only alternative to homelessness. When plaintiffs receive advance funding for their lawsuits through litigation financing, they are free to use the funds for any legitimate purposes. They can pay household expenses, medical bills, buy groceries, or make rent, mortgage or car payments.
LawMax usually makes a litigation financing decision within 24 hours of receiving all required documentation. When the decision is made to offer litigation financing for a plaintiff in a lawsuit, LawMax sends a contract to the plaintiff's lawyer. The plaintiff must sign the agreement and the plaintiff's attorney must acknowledge it, since it is the attorney who will repay the advance from the proceeds of the case when it settles. When lawsuit financing is supplied to an attorney, just the attorney signs the agreement as the plaintiff is not a party to the financing.
Once LawMax receives back the signed contract, a check is mailed immediately. It is sent by FedEx or the funds can be wire transferred directly to the plaintiff's or attorney's account.
As a rule, the
litigation financing company does not get involved in the lawsuit, but does need to be kept informed regarding the progress of the case.
Visit www.fundmycase.com to learn about litigation financing and how non-recourse legal finance works. The site includes on-line applications for both plaintiffs and attorneys, and there is a helpful question-and-answer section that provides answers to the most frequently asked questions.
