Factoring Of Structured Settlements; The Basics And Troublesome Issues

LexisNexis (May 5, 2020, 5:24 PM EDT) -- Nature of structured settlements. This is the era of structured tort settlements and lottery prizes. Some beneficiaries of these streams of payment do not want to take payments over years, but want to cash out immediately. These consumer products are widely advertised on television. We’ve analyzed these issues before in this newsletter and in our treatise. But, now is a good time to revisit the legal rules governing structured settlements....