securing medical care while awaiting (NAPS)—According to the National Safety Council, an Americanis acciden- tally injured every secondby a preventable event, a vehicle crash, a fall or the like. Ifyou or someoneyou care aboutis settlementof their case, victims are in a stronger position and don't have to simply accept the amount a company’s One Man's Story “T wasa victim twice? says Jose V., as ‘The company does not promote or encouragelitigation. All its clients must insurerinitially offers” ever among them, there are things you should know. HowIt Works herecalled hisfive-year ordeal that began Pre-settlement funding lets many working to off-load a 3,000-pound bag accidentvictims go the distance to when,all of a sudden, the operatorlifted get helpthey need anddeserve. at a constructionsite.“First, the day 1 was the cables and myfingers were mangled and the doctor had to remove three of them,” he explained. “Then,I found out this was only the start of my problems and I would becomea victim again. My bills were getting out of control, I was aboutto lose my apartment, and I had no idea how I would care for my family. T wasdepressed andscared. Even now I get shaken up thinking how bad it was” Jose is not alone. He is one of tens ofthousandsof average, everyday people from aroundthe country who each year find themselvesbattling insurance companies and other deep-pocket defendants who delay settlementoflegitimate insurance claims. “When youare physically damaged and struggling for almost five years to regain your strength and your ability to work, it takes a mentaltoll? said Jose. “Bills piled up fast andthe settle- ment was very slow in coming. There was one delay after another. I wasjust determined notto give up, and between the support I got from my family and the advanceI received from LawCash,I did not have to accept a lowballsettle- ment.Thelonger they delayed resolving the case, the more concerned I became about being on thestreet. If it were not for the moneyI was advanced overthe five years it tooktosettle, my children would havesuffered even more and the be represented by legal counsel and musthavefiled a legitimate claim before it will accept an application. Nordoesit influence the caseitself, as all decisions related to the legal approach andoverall strategy are between the victim andhis orherattorney. Perhaps most importantly, the pre-settlementfunding—a minimum of $500—is not a loan.Ifthe caseis lost, claimants owe nothing. In addition, they’re not required to putup collateral or make interim payments, and the advancehas noeffectontheir credit. “My doctors repaired my hand?said greater the pressure I would have been Jose.“LawCashallowed metolive. Since underto accept whatever amountI was first offered,’ he added. I didn't have to take a lowball settlement, my lawyerwasable to keep up the icans each year, financial relief came in the form of whatthe legal community calls pre-settlement funding. According to Harvey Hirschfeld, president of ina fair settlement for many times more than I wouldhave gottenif I hadto settle early. For a portion of mytotalsettlement,I wasable to protect my future ForJose, as with thousands of Amer- LawCash, “Our firm is in the business ofleveling theplaying field for consumers whose meritoriousclaimsare being delayed. With cash on handto payfor life needs such as rent and generalliv- fightfor me andmy family. This resulted and my family? Learn More Forfurther facts or to apply, go to wwwilaweash.net or call (800) LAWCASH.
