Structured settlement cash
A structured settlement is a negotiated financial or insurance arrangement through which a claimant agrees to resolve a personal injury tort claim by receiving part or all of a settlement in the form of periodic payments on an agreed schedule, rather than as a lump sum. As part of the negotiations, a structured settlement may be offered by the defendant or requested by the plaintiff. Ultimately both parties must agree on the terms of settlement. A settlement may allow the parties to a lawsuit to reduce legal and other costs by avoiding trial. Structured settlements have become part of the statutory tort law of severl common law countries including Australia , Canada,England and the United States . Structured settlements were first utilized inCanada as part of the settlement of claims made on behalf of children affected byThalidomide. Structured settlements are now often used in pr...