Legal Opinion
Dircks v. Global Financial Credit, L.L.C. (In re Dircks)
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided August 15, 2005No. Bankruptcy No. 03-85118; Adversary No. 04-8298PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAM V. ALTENBERGER, Bankruptcy Judge.
Franklin Dircks (“Plaintiff-debtor”) sustained personal injuries in a rear-end automobile accident on December 15, 2001, in Peoria, Illinois. The Plaintiff-debtor then retained attorneys to represent him in his personal injury claim. A personal injury claim was filed on behalf of the Plaintiff-debtor and suit was filed in state court on October 21, 2002.
On June 26, 2003, the Plaintiff-debtor contacted Global Financial Credit, L.L.C. (“Defendant”), via the internet, to apply for pre-settlement funding of his personal injury claim. In the…
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