February 17, 2013 – Before the year gets away from us as years are wont to do, I thought we’d pause for a moment to reflect upon the number of people whose lives have been positively impacted in these first few weeks of 2013 as a result of our firm’s involvement in many changes in…
February 14, 2013 – Let’s start with the obvious: It depends on the event. But since it’s St. Valentine’s Day and our thoughts turn to romance, let’s start with the odds that any given person will ever date a Supermodel. The answer? 1 in 88,000. At least according to “What Are Your Odds Of Winning…
February 11, 2013 – An excellent blog written by Julie Brook for the Continuing Education of the Bar (CEBblog) last August is being revisited here today for one very good reason. The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA). The straightforwardly titled “Is the Money You Got in Your Employment Case Taxable?” blog very succinctly…
February 3, 2013 Dear Phil, Congratulations on winning the 2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open! It was well deserved and, quite literally, couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. But knowing how you feel about your current tax situation (even though you backtracked a little on your original stance as one would expect a habitual nice guy…
ASRHipSettlement.com News January 31, 2013 – As the nation’s first trial alleging defective design among other causes of action against DePuy Orthopaedics regarding the recalled Articular Surface Replacement (ASR) artificial hip implant device moves forward in Los Angeles, some headlines are painting a bleak picture for the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary. Today’s New York Times…
January 31, 2013 – While most parties involved in settling Workers’ Compensation claims are familiar with the concept of Structured Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements (MSAs), it remains a surprisingly underutilized approach to satisfying the parties’ obligations under the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) laws. That’s why we were pleased to read the straightforwardly titled “The Value of…
January 31, 2013 – A few days ago, we passed along the news that A. M. Best has just upgraded the outlook for American General Life from stable to positive. We cheered that good news. Today, we’re cheering even louder because of the 2 minute YouTube video we just watched which was produced by American…
January 30, 2013 – At first blush, this may seem like news to yawn about. But today’s close of the 10-Year Treasury yield above 2% for the first time in nine months is important for a couple reasons. Reason One Today’s close at 2.03% means the yield is 42% better than it was at its…
January 29, 2013 – Independent rating agency A. M. Best has revised its credit rating outlook of American General Life from “stable” to “positive” according to last week’s press release on the topic. American General is one of the four domestic life/health subsidies impacted by this action taken on parent company American International Group, Inc….
January 27, 2013 – With the Superbowl only a week away, the future of the sport is coming into question because of the seriousness of the injuries some players have suffered. Just this past week, the family of former San Diego Chargers star linebacker Tiaina Baul “Junior” Seau, Jr. filed a multi-count lawsuit against the…