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Structured Settlements Under $50,000: Better Than Lump Sum Payout? [Litigation Commentary & Review – October 2010] GalleryStructured Settlements Under $50,000: Better Than Lump Sum Payout? [Litigation Commentary & Review – October 2010]
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Structured Settlements Under $50,000: Better Than Lump Sum Payout? [Litigation Commentary & Review – October 2010]
When most people hear "structured settlement," they assume the dollar amount of the injury settlement is for hundreds of thousands of dollars or more. Surprisingly, that's not always true. Over the past 20 years, more than 50 percent of the structured settlements facilitated by Ringler Associates, the world's oldest and largest settlement annuity firm, were less than $50,000. Another approximately 17 percent were between $50,000 and $100,000. These figures are typical in most annuity firms.