Pedestrian and cyclist claims
These are the injuries that keep people out of work the longest — and the claims that take longest to resolve.
There is nothing between a person and a vehicle. Injuries in pedestrian collisions can be severe, and serious injuries generally mean longer treatment and longer time away from work.
Claims involving serious injuries also tend to take longer to resolve, because the full extent of the harm has to be established before the claim can be valued.
Pedestrian and cyclist claims
The very things that make a pedestrian claim valuable are the things that slow it down.
Someone who can't walk without assistance usually can't work, can't drive, and may need help at home. The expenses go up at exactly the moment the income goes to zero.
That combination is what puts pressure on a plaintiff to accept an early offer, because it can arrive at the moment the money is needed most.
Funding exists to make that a choice rather than a necessity. It does not make your case worth more — it makes it possible for you to wait for what it's already worth.
A loan is money you have to pay back. This isn't that. We buy a portion of whatever your case eventually pays, and our right to be repaid exists only if there are proceeds.
That's what non-recourse means — we take on the risk that the case comes back with nothing.
It also means we can't touch your credit, your paycheck, your car or your home if the case doesn't go your way.
Questions
Not necessarily. Where you crossed is one factor among many, and California apportions fault rather than barring recovery outright. Drivers still owe a duty of care.
No. Most of the people we fund are mid-treatment — that's when the money is needed and when the case is furthest from resolving.
The funding agreement has to be with the person whose claim it is, though family often help with the paperwork. If there's a conservatorship or the claim is on behalf of someone who died, tell us and we'll explain how it works.
Yes. Cyclists struck by vehicles face the same pattern of severe injury and slow resolution.
Part of our California funding coverage — see pre-settlement funding in California, or read What if I lose my case? and Do I need an attorney?.
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