Albany, N.Y. -- timesunion.com Lawsuit cash advance rules to change Companies that provide cash to personal injury plaintiffs agree to reforms aimed at clarifying terms Associated Press First published: Monday, February 28, 2005 ALBANY -- Nine companies that specialize in providing cash advances to personal injury plaintiffs have agreed to reform their practices under a deal with New York state to be announced today. The compact comes eight months after New Jersey-based Cambridge Management Group LLC agreed to the industry's first state-negotiated cash advance reforms with Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's office.