One hundred of the victims filed suit against Access Funding in 2016 and agreed to a settlement deal of $750,000, about 4 percent of what Frosh says they are owed. “The decision allows us now to seek an order requiring Access Funding and its owners to give back what they took from victims,” Frosh spokeswoman Raquel Coombs said in a statement. The Washington Post reported in 2015 that Access Funding was buying “structured” settlements from victims of lead-paint poisoning for a small fraction of their value. [Swindle of lead-paint victims came through carefully targeted campaign]Smith is named in the class-action lawsuit and in Frosh’s lawsuit. Read more:How companies make millions off lead-poisoned, poor blacksThey sought ‘lead paint virgins’ and bought their settlements.

Source: Washington Post April 24, 2019 19:09 UTC