{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46a-6n-8","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 46A-6N-8","heading":"Contingency rights; assignments; priority of lien, subrogation interest, or right of reimbursement.","body":"(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.\n(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:\n(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\n(2) Child support, Medicare, tax, or any other statutory or governmental lien.","path":["CHAPTER 46A. WEST VIRGINIA CONSUMER CREDIT AND PROTECTION ACT.","ARTICLE 6N. CONSUMER LITIGATION FINANCING."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/46A-6N-8/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:02Z","sha256":"c52ac6a730987e0a64b1c18c0196c10cf5a28c608d7960e01cf62cc7799cc249","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46a-6n-7","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46a-6n-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}