Pre-settlement funding for sexual abuse plaintiffs.
Civil claims arising from sexual abuse and assault, including institutional liability cases. Non-recourse advances for qualifying sexual abuse plaintiffs.
Civil claims for sexual abuse and assault may be brought against the individual perpetrator, the institution responsible for supervision and protection (schools, churches, sports organizations, youth programs, healthcare facilities), or both. Institutional liability claims — where a school, religious organization, or employer knew or should have known about the abuse and failed to act — are often more financially significant than individual perpetrator claims. State child sexual abuse survivor statutes and lookahead windows have opened litigation pathways for survivors whose claims were previously time-barred.
Not every claim is a fit for funding. The factors below are the ones our underwriting team weighs most heavily when evaluating this case type. Meeting them does not guarantee approval, but it indicates a claim well-suited for a pre-settlement advance.
Sexual abuse matters are underwritten with strict confidentiality and a focus on institutional liability, which is typically where the meaningful recovery lies. We evaluate the theory that the institution knew or should have known and failed to act, confirm the claim is timely under any applicable lookback statute, and assess the institution's assets and coverage. Expected recovery is modeled against comparable institutional-liability outcomes.
These cases commonly take 18 to 48 months, particularly where institutional defendants and statute-of-limitations issues are contested.