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 to Bloomberg. According to some web reports which have yet to be confirmed,…
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 reveals that maybe they shouldn’t sigh too deeply. Not just yet anyway. According…
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 will be watching this state trial with great interest, more interest will likely…
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 to the challenge. They flunked the test. This new test, which replicates certain…
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 to CNN. Each plaintiff was awarded $850,000 in non-economic damages and $6.25 Million…
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 in a dark place and/or are easy targets for others seeking to separate…
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 by the time he was a teenager, young Patrick successfully landed a good…
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 are anywhere from six to ten or more risks people should consider when…
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 the financial world went crazy; and, If you still have a good portion…
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 reasons. The simple truth is . . . “Nothing provides you with a…