New York State settled a federal False Claims Act for $70 million involving Medicaid claim over-payment.  Some fear that the settlement will lead medical care providers to be reluctant to authorize personal care services for Medicaid recipients.  The legal and regulatory climate may further impact lawsuit plaintiffs in need of personal care services.

More and more attorneys are recommending that their clients who receive pre-settlement funding take their pre-settlement funding through installment payment plans rather than as one lump-sum advance.  This is also known as a "rolling contract."  With payment installments, the costs to the plaintiff are lower, and the likelhood of responsible spending is higher. 

Recent changes to Medicare reporting requirements have created delays in the distribution of settlement checks to lawsuit plaintiffs and their attorneys.  The law was intended to minimize Medicare payment for claims.  The law imposes penalties for non-compliance.  The time it takes to receive payment has increased.  As a result, increasingly plaintiffs and plaintiffs' attorneys find themselves in need of pre-settlement funding and post-settlement funding, so that they can pay their medical, living, and business expenses.

Previously, lawsuit plaintiffs who received pre-settlement funding advances were often forced to pay high check-cashing fees when cashing their advances. They also had to wait for the check to arrive and take the time to get the check cashed.  Now they have better, cheaper, and more effective options in the form of pre-paid debit cards.  As a result, pre-paid debit cards are becoming the payment form of choice for pre-settlement funding.  There are many advantages to lawsuit plaintiffs receiving advances to distribution through pre-paid debit cards instead of checks or cash.

Now those who have suffered personal injuries and who have filed personal injury lawsuits have a new means to pay for surgery. Surgery financing or surgery funding advances are a no-lose solution for plaintiffs and plaintiffs' attorneys.  As is the case with traditional pre-settlement lawsuit funding, surgery financing is non-recourse.  This means that there are no up-front payments, no monthly payments, and no repayment unless the case is successful. As a result, more and more plaintiffs are using surgery financing to pay for their surgeries and related costs.

Through its Instant Approval Hotline, (888) 230-9402, LawCash provides immediate pre-settlement funding answers.  Attorneys or paralegals need only call LawCash with the details and lawsuit funding request, and LawCash will provide an answer before the attorney or paralegal hangs up the telephone. By providing immediate answers to lawsuit funding requests, LawCash helps level the playing field for lawsuit plaintiffs.

LawCash, the nation's pre-settlement funding leader, offers a variety of programs and practices which maximize recovery and minimize worry for lawsuit plaintiffs and plaintiffs' attorneys.  Its new Cut & Cap pre-settlement funding program reduces the repayment and accrued usage fees attendant to plaintiff advances.  LawCash's 10% Rule ensures that pre-settlement funding will not get in the way of the prosecution or settlement of the case.  Rolling contracts also reduce the costs of lawsuit funding advances and ensure that the plaintiff is in the best possible financial situation. 

New York Times Article provides good summary of litigation funding industry and lawsuit funding companies.  It reports on the growing trend of providing lawsuit advances to help plaintiffs and plaintiffs' attorneys have their day in court.  It also mentions that Esquire Bank®, founded by some of the founders of LawCash, is the first bank dedicated to financing attorneys, and that banks are increasingly becoming involved in the litigation funding industry.

LawCash introduces a revolutionary new program to help personal injury lawsuit plaintiffs, LawCash Surgery Financing.  LawCash will provide financing and funding for surgery and other medical expenses. This can help lawsuit plaintiffs bridge the gap between injury and settlement or jury award. This is an important program because it will allow lawsuit plaintiffs to finance their recovery instead of foregoing treatment or accepting too-low settlements because they do not have the money to pay for the medical care they need.

LawCash is the nation's most respected lawsuit funding company.  LawCash provides litigation funding advances to plaintiffs and attorneys and has just launched its Refer A Friend Program.  LawCash will give clients who refer the friends to LawCash $100, if LawCash provides an advance to their friend.