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## [How Legal Funding Helps Protect Plaintiffs From Early Low Settlement Offers](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32303:how-legal-funding-helps-protect-plaintiffs-from-early-low-settlement-offers&catid=312)

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