The mood in the car driving along the back roads of West Virginia was tense.
Joe's son was at the wheel driving to see his mother, Joe's wife, in the hospital.
The pair sat side by side in silence. Then suddenly a lurch in the car. Steaming
hot coffee spilled on Joe's son and he lost control of the car.
When the automobile hit the concrete median, the force of the impact propelled Joe
through the windshield.
The severed aorta that Joe suffered is normally a fatal wound. But Joe was "lucky";
he also fractured every one of his ribs, and ultimately the effect of the fractures
and the swelling stemmed the bleeding.
Joe lived, but he lost a lot. For starters he remained in a state of shock for 40
days, and then spent another 60 days in the hospital. After that, Joe needed another
three months of physical therapy to get back on his feet.
Part of what helped Joe bounce back was a financial settlement that made sure he
would receive regular cash payments far into the future – for as long as his injuries
might plague him.
Hard work and financial security paid off. Now Joe has a successful physician billing
software business, and he works side by side with both of his sons. But, like most
entrepreneurial companies, Joe's required a lot of cash to sustain its growth. So
when a new opportunity arose to expand the product line, Joe needed fresh capital.
"I figured at this point, if I invested a lump sum of cash in my business, it would
create a much larger stream of future payment than I was already getting," said
Joe. And because he didn't need the regular payments as much as his business needed
a lump sum, Joe decided to sell.
Coincidentally, Joe heard a radio commercial for J.G. Wentworth and learned how
people can sell some or all of a legal settlement for a lump sum of cash. After
Joe heard that, he knew he found his solution and told his sons to start marketing
the company's new product line.
"What I really liked was how I wasn't rushed into a decision and there was no hard
sell."
Now the new billing system product that Joe's company offers is one of their best-selling
lines and Joe and his company are looking to expand even more. "I wouldn't have
been able to expand my company if it wasn't for J.G. Wentworth," he said.