Legal Opinion
Settlement Funding, L.L.C. v. Rapid Settlements, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 22, 2017No. 16-20109PublishedCited by 265 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
This dispute arises between two companies in the secondary market for structured settlement payments: Peachtree and Rapid. 1 These two companies are in the business of identifying individuals who are the beneficiaries of structured settlements, which provide a stream of payments, much like an annuity, usually over an extended period of years; once an annuitant is identified, the companies offer to purchase the stream of payments in return for a lump sum. Here, Peachtree sued Rapid for tor-tious interference with its contracts, alleging that Rapid “poached”…
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