When somebody plays a part in another person’s injury or financial losses, they’re compelled by a judge or jury to pay a compensation to the wronged party. This compensation is known as a settlement.

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Certain judges can no longer hear court cases in which companies seek to purchase structured settlements from accident victims, South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Donald Beatty has ordered.

The CFPB recently announced the terms of a stipulated judgment and order in its lawsuit filed in November 2016 against (1) Access Funding, LLC (Access), a limited liability company that purchases ...

Eight months after passage of a state law easing the sale of structured settlements, New Jersey judges are routinely letting annuity payees trade their future checks for present cash at discounts. But ...

As we were watching a television program recently, on came a commercial that really hit a nerve. Operatic singers dressed as Vikings sang a J.G. Wentworth jingle, "I have a structured settlement but I ...

Individuals and families looking for extra cash might be in the market for structured settlement companies to purchase their annuity rights in exchange for a lump sum. However, the process of a ...

Imagine being injured in an accident and having to pay for years of medical care with a lump-sum financial settlement. Faced with market uncertainties, even a professional money manager could find it ...

When people who suffered serious injuries win lawsuits they sometimes get a promise of lifetime income, known as a structured settlement. Some later sell their financial security for pennies on the ...