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My 9/11 Story
The only thing unusual about the way September 11, 2001 unfolded for me in Orange County, California was the fact that my alarm went off at 4:00 o’clock. In the morning. Not normally an early riser, I was scheduled to participate in a settlement conference...
Structured Oil & Gas Leases
Tax Savings Strategy Helps Save You Money, Secure Your Future Background With domestic oil & gas exploration on the rise, landowners around the country are being approached by landmen representing oil & gas companies who want to lease their land and the...
DePuy Hip Replacement Poisoning
In yet another example of the adverse consequences stemming from some implanted DePuy metal-on-metal artificial hip devices, a number of San Diegans claim their hip surgeries poisoned them. ABC affiliate Channel 10 in San Diego recently featured a report which focused on 62 year-old hip replacement...
Joint Replacement Primer
For those lucky enough to have avoided joint replacement surgery thus far in their lives, a helpful article appeared recently in The Huffington Post. Entitled 13 Must-Know Facts About Joint Replacements, the article shares some timely tips for those who are contemplating surgery....
Blasting Caps in North Carolina
NC House: $500,000 caps on MedMal Noneconomic Damages Continuing a trend across the country, the North Carolina House voted to override Gov. Beverly Perdue’s veto of legislation that caps medical malpractice noneconomic damages at $500,000 for medical malpractice cases. This North Carolina change...
Retirement Risk Research: The New Three R’s
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Among the growing body of academic research focusing on retirement vulnerability, a Special Project of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College provides additional insights into one of the challenges facing all of us...
Life/Health Industry is . . . Healthy!
Life/Health Industry Admitted Assets Increased 7.1% in 2010 Admitted assets for the top 200 writers of life/health insurance increased approximately $404 billion during 2010 according the most recent edition of Best’s Review. Structured Settlement Markets Shine Eight of the twelve life markets active in...
Take Your Financial Vitamins
The Annuity Puzzle Why does human nature permit an individual to choose Option A over Option B even when overwhelming evidence assures even the most casual observer that Option B is the superior choice? Ever chosen unwisely when dating? Marrying? Buying a car, a house or...
These Irish Eyes Aren’t Smiling
Recalled DePuy Hip Problem Growing in Ireland Two recent articles further illustrate the far-reaching nature of the DePuy Hip Recall. The Irish Independent recently featured an article which claims 113 Irish patients have already endured two hip surgeries due to the faulty...
A Paycheck For Life
GAO Report Emphasizes Annuities as a Smart Choice for Retirement Security Last month, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO), in its Report to the Chairman, Special Committee on Aging, U. S. Senate, made an extremely strong case for annuities in retirement planning. Entitled...