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What is pain and suffering? How is is calculated?

Personal Injury Pain and Suffering | Uplift Legal Funding

Personal injuries, especially those that are catastrophic, can have lasting negative effects on the victim. The amount in damages varies depending on the injury. With permanent injuries however, pain and suffering can be a large portion of your settlement. With any personal injury case, strong evidence proving the defendant’s negligence is essential. This evidence can …

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Is pre-settlement funding the same thing as a loan? Here's how they are different.

The Debate Over Legal Funding – Loans vs. Investments

As legal funding entered the spotlight, and regulation looms. One of the main issues is whether such funding qualifies as a loan. This is now a topic of state and federal discourse. One of the key issues is whether legal funding violates state usury laws. Federally, and in most states, legal funding skirts the confines …

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What's the difference between lawsuit loans and structured settlements?

Legal Funding vs. Structured Settlements

Lawsuit Loans, Uplift's Blog Articles / By Jared Stern

If you are relatively new to the legal funding world, you are probably wondering what these terms mean. Today, let’s focus on the difference between pre settlement and settlement advances (both forms of legal funding) and structured settlements. Legal Funding – Pre and Post Settlement Funding The legal funding industry has many facets, but one …

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Lawsuit loans help you get some of your settlement now, instead of waiting

Getting Your Settlement Money Now From Uplift

Lawsuit Loans, Uplift's Blog Articles / By Jared Stern

If you are the plaintiff in a personal injury case, it may be some time until you are able to collect damages. The lengthy trial process proves to be challenging for many plaintiffs who do not have the necessary resources to make it to the end. Legal funding provides a cash-now and risk-free option for …

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Seperating fact from the fiction when it comes to pre-settlement funding

Myths and Misconceptions About Legal Funding

Lawsuit Loans, Uplift's Blog Articles / By Jared Stern

The concept of legal funding can be generally confusing to people who are new to the courtroom. With so many legal terms out there, this confusion is understandable. This article will hopefully provide some clarification to those who are confused and/ or have their doubts. If you’d like to learn more about the legal funding …

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Crowd sourcing is a way to have your lawsuit paid for

Crowd-Sourced Legal Funding Round-Up

News, Uplift's Blog Articles / By Jared Stern

A brief look at Wikipedia tells us that lawsuit funding was born in the U.S. around the turn of the century. Since then, the industry has boomed. New lawsuit funding companies spring up monthly. Recently, we’ve seen an interesting new development: crowd-sourced lawsuit funding. The Birth of Crowd-Funded Lawsuits While crowd-sourcing capital has centuries old …

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Wear a seat belt. It's the law and it is proven to save many lives

Comparative Negligence, Seatbelts and Legal Funding

Auto Accidents, Uplift's Blog Articles / By Jared Stern

The importance of the seat-belt is common knowledge. In the event of an accident, it is extremely important to protect yourself and your passengers. The value of your personal injury claim can be severely impacted by whether or not you wear a seatbelt. Even if the other driver was negligent, not wearing a seat-belt at …

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Apples' got some real beef with Qualcomm

Apple Funds Manufacturers in Legal Battle Against Qualcomm

News, Uplift's Blog Articles / By Jared Stern

With big corporations like Apple, litigation comes with the territory. Recently, Apple sued and began withholding payment to Qualcomm after being charged excess royalties. Qualcomm quickly counter-sued Apple and four iPhone manufacturers. The four manufacturers counter-sued Qualcomm, and Apple’s is footing their legal bills. (As Ibtimes reports, Apple clearly has the resources to help these …

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Driving in the rain can be a stressful situation. This is only made worse after an accident

Rainy Weather Car Accident Avoidance

Auto Accidents, Uplift's Blog Articles / By Jared Stern

Rainy and stormy weather increases the risk of an accident. It affects a driver’s range of visibility, a car’s response time, and a number of other things that could result in a tragedy if you are not careful. Make safety a priority by reading these guidelines. Preparation Checklist Here is a checklist to follow before …

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How Peter Thiel Bankrolled Hogan’s Gawker Smackdown

News, Uplift's Blog Articles / By Jared Stern

Hulk Hogan is a wrestling kingpin and has become a household name. Throughout his career, he had unappealing videos leaked, several lawsuits, etc. These scandals proved to be perfect material for media outlets. One outlet in particular, Gawker Media, found a piece of scandalous material for its blog: an illicit tape of Hogan with a …

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