by Structured Settlement Watchdog
The Structured Settlement Secondary Market loves to play Hide and Seek
So Let’s Play!
In the Matter of And vs None (Queens County, NY)
A creative Florida structured settlement factoring company has submitted a New York structured settlement transfer petition in Queens County with the caption In the Matter of And vs None.
Because the competition is fierce (there’s more poaching in the structured settlement secondary market than Sunday morning brunch at your local diner), some companies come up with “ingenious” ways to get an edge to fool the competition.
The Legend of Two Corn Chips (Florida)
One company even named an LLC after two nacho chips (Dos Nachos LLC ).
It didn’t take long to determine which member of the National Association of Settlement Purchasers the pending New York deal was associated with And vs None, given that multiple prior deals were with a single NASP member and there were common relationships between the Optimum Funding Solutions LLC and a family foundation of the principal of the single NASP member.
If Dos Nachos and And vs None can make it onto petitions, the following possibilities don’t feel that far‑fetched.
Top 20 Ideas for Dubious Structured Settlement Transfer Case Captions
- In the Matter of Dos Nachos vs Tres Leches
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- In the Matter of Vanilla vs Chocolate
- In the Matter of Fuchsia vs Pink
- In the Matter of Tinky vs Winky
- In the Matter of Pineapple vs Pine Nut
- In the Matter of Tit vs Tat
- In the Matter of Schmutz vs Putz
- In the Matter of Iguanna vs IGuano
- In the Matter of Tictac vs Toe
- In the Matter of Eenie Meanie vs Miney Moe
- In the Matter of Tilde vs Apostrophe
- In the Matter of KPop vs LMNOP Bop
- In the Matter of LaLa vs Baa Baa
- In the Matter of Boogie vs Boogaloo
- In the Matter of Bazaar vs Bizarre
- In the Matter of Elephant vs Relevant
- In the Matter of Candy vs Can Do
Hide and Seek may be a children’s game, but in this industry it’s practically a business model. In a market where Dos Nachos and And vs None actually happened, the line between satire and docket entry stays dangerously thin.