11:56 a.m. - 2006-02-21
After Being Terrorized by a Mistaken Police Raid, a Lawsuit Loan Saved a Woman’s Life

With a lawsuit loan, Carmel was able to receive cash today against the future cash settlement of her lawsuit to keep financially afloat while waiting for a settlement of her lawsuit. After being terrorized by a raid of police officers, Carmel discovered that a lawsuit loan from Beacon Legal Finance could change her life.

One Valentine’s Day, Carmel’s life was forever changed by the actions of the police department. On February 14, 2002 nineteen police officers stormed into Carmel’s apartment on a drug bust based on a bad tip. The officers were in the wrong apartment, and thoroughly terrorized Carmel and her young family of five children who ranged from age two through age twelve.

While the officers were in her apartment, they threatened and harassed the entire family and humiliated Carmel by strip searching her in front of her children. Before this incident, Carmel previously worked as a security guard but is still too traumatized by this demeaning experience to work again in her field. Carmel’s inability to work has led to a loss of income, and her psychological treatment is expected to continue as a result of this unfortunate experience. Carmel is currently being treated as an outpatient and her doctor diagnosed her as suffering from depression, anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder. Her children are also affected by this horrible experience, are much more fearful in general and still cry easily.

After this incident, Carmel hired an attorney and filed a lawsuit against the police department. In her lawsuit, Carmel sued the police department on eight different civil rights violations, including personal injury. The day after this incident, she filed a complaint with the Police Department Office of Professional Standards, and this complaint was then forwarded to their Internal Affairs Department.

Although Carmel expects to receive a settlement from the lawsuit, it takes time for a lawsuit to work its way through the court system. With her bills increasing daily, Carmel searched for a solution to her financial problems. Carmel discovered that she could receive cash today if she agreed to give up a portion of the future cash settlement of her lawsuit. The pricing of the pre settlement funding was expensive, but it seemed fair when Carmel learned that she did not have to pay back the pre settlement funding if her case lost or did not settle for enough cash to pay it back in full.

Carmel checked out the different pre settlement funding companies. One of the companies that Carmel found seemed to be different. Their people treated her with professionalism and respect despite her financial troubles. The rates were competitive and the response time was fast. That company was Beacon Legal Finance, a leader in providing pre settlement funding to plaintiffs with high quality lawsuits. Beacon Legal Finance provided Carmel with financial help from pre settlement funding when she needed it most.

Beacon Legal Finance is a leader in the litigation finance industry. Beacon Legal Finance is an affiliate of Lawsuit Cash Advance and is found at www.beaconlegal.com. For questions about pre settlement funding (also known as a lawsuit loan, lawsuit funding or lawsuit cash advance), call toll free 1-800-781-0777.

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