West Virginia § 46A-6N-8 Contingency rights; assignments; priority of lien, subrogation interest, or right of reimbursement

West Virginia Statutes

§ 46A-6N-8 — Contingency rights; assignments; priority of lien, subrogation interest, or right of reimbursement

West Virginia § 46A-6N-8

Ch. 46AWEST VIRGINIA CONSUMER CREDIT AND PROTECTION ACT

Art. 6NCONSUMER LITIGATION FINANCING

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W. Va. Code § 46A-6N-8 (2026).

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(a)The contingent right to receive an amount of the potential proceeds of a legal claim may be assigned by a consumer, and that assignment is valid for the purposes of obtaining litigation financing from a litigation financier.

(b)The lien of a litigation financier on a consumer’s legal claim has priority over liens that attach and take effect subsequent to the attachment of the litigation financier’s lien to the consumer’s legal claim, except for the following:

(1)Attorney liens, insurance carrier liens, medical provider liens, or liens based upon subrogation interests or rights of reimbursement related to the consumer’s legal claim; and

(2)Child support, Medicare, tax, or any other statutory or governmental lien.

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(a) The contingent right to receive an amount of the potential proceeds of a legal claim may be assigned by a consumer, and that assignment is valid for the purposes of obtaining litigation financing from a litigation financier.

(b) The lien of a litigation financier on a consumer’s legal claim has priority over liens that attach and take effect subsequent to the attachment of the litigation financier’s lien to the consumer’s legal claim, except for the following:

(1) Attorney liens, insurance carrier liens, medical provider liens, or liens based upon subrogation interests or rights of reimbursement related to the consumer’s legal claim; and

(2) Child support, Medicare, tax, or any other statutory or governmental lien.