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DePuy Maryland Case Off, On to California
January 10, 2012 – The lawsuit against artificial hip manufacturer DePuy Orthopaedics (Moira Jackson v. DePuy Orthopaedics) scheduled for trial in Prince George’s County, Maryland this past week ended when the plaintiff dropped her lawsuit just after jury selection was concluded according...
When A Tax Attacks
Tax Deal Could Bring Unwelcome Surprises January 7, 2013 – While those earning less than $400,000 ($450,000 for married couples) may be breathing a collective sigh of relief because Congress made their tax brackets “permanent” on New Year’s Day, a little digging...
First DePuy Trial To Begin
January 4, 2013 – According to various sources, the first state trial in the United States involving the much maligned DePuy ASR artificial hip is scheduled to go out on Monday, January 7, 2013 in Prince George County, Maryland. While industry insiders...
Many Cars Flunk Safety Test
December 20, 2012 – While car safety has generally improved in recent years, a new, more specific, crash test designed and administered by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), revealed that eight of eleven luxury and near luxury cars weren’t up...
Best Defense Against Defense Contractor Award
88% of $7.1 Million Award Attributed to Punitive Damages November 3, 2012 – Defense contractor KBR was recently found negligent by an Oregon jury for “knowingly” exposing National Guard soldiers to toxic chemicals while they were serving their country in Iraq according...
Money Talks
And it usually says, “Spend me, spend me, spend me!” This is one of the underlying fears of extremely wealthy people who fret about leaving too much money to their heirs. People unaccustomed to handling large sums of money often end up...
The Good Old Days
When my great-great-grandfather, Patrick Finn, arrived in Winsted, Connecticut as a young lad from County Cork, Ireland in the mid-1850s, he couldn’t have had any kind of future planned for himself yet. How could he? He was only four years old. But...
A Happier Retirement
Managing the Risks – A Delicate Balance Achieving a happy, comfortable retirement is largely dependent upon how successful one is at managing the many retirement risks we all face leading up to, and during, retirement. Depending on whose literature you read there...
Structured Settlements: Bonding Your Future
Adjusting Your Expectations in a Post-Economic Meltdown World If you were fortunate enough to have invested in stocks over the past 30 or so years; and, If you were fortunate enough to have stayed with it through the past four years when...
Pension Choices
Lifetime Income or Lump Sum? There’s no such thing as a one-size-fits-all when it comes to making decisions about your retirement options. But choosing lifetime income instead of a lump sum for your pension distribution makes tremendous sense for a variety of...