Settlement Delays: Who Bears the Burden?

By Marcy B. Spitz, Esq, Partner at MASSIVE

 

In the Mass Tort world, many lives are affected directly by products and services. Once those afflicted with disease, injury, or immutable conditions occur, those around them are left to pick up the pieces. Many of those loved ones are women caregivers in their respective families. Often, these women are acting as head of the household both inside and outside of the home. The delays in financial recoveries can cause excessive stress on these women that play so many roles in the injured parties’ lives.

 

Currently, there are numerous mass torts including Paraquat, Purdue Opioids, and Camp Lejeune awaiting claimant recovery in the MDL process. These delays cause the plaintiff’s women caretakers emotional, financial, and physical strain as they are forced to wait for settlements. It is important to recognize these circumstances and provide honesty, communication, and sensitivity as these cases journey through the legal system. That communication includes the post-settlement process and its own timing for events like lien resolution, probate approvals, and more.

 

MASSIVE has resolved over a hundred thousand liens in mass tort cases and provides lien resolution services to many mass torts where a woman caretaker bears the burden of a claimants’ personal, medical, and financial care. Many of our team members are women with children, elderly parents, and other family members that require love and attention, without the added stress and hardship of a lingering long-term illness or litigation. We understand the need for honest and professional communication.

 

Contact MASSIVE for all your lien resolution needs as we not only have the expertise to finalize the lowest liens, but we also have the sensitivity and patience when settlements are delayed due to reasons outside your control.