Structured Settlements: Taxable Damages
Sixth in a series of blog posts dedicated to helping clients decide when a structured settlement should be considered.
Structured Settlements: Policy Limits
Fifth in a series of blog posts dedicated to helping clients decide when a structured settlement should be considered. Today’s Installment: Policy Limits May 17, 2019 – People and businesses buy liability insurance to protect against personal or corporate financial loss when lawsuits are brought against them. Resolving lawsuits can be problematic enough under the…
Structured Settlements: Post-Verdict Negotiations
Fourth in a series of blog posts dedicated to helping clients decide when a structured settlement should be considered. Today’s Installment: Post-Verdict Negotiations May 15, 2019 – When personal injury lawsuits are adjudicated, it’s a safe bet that one side or the other will be displeased with the end result. Usually it’s just a matter…
Structured Settlements: Catastrophic Injuries
Third in a series of blog posts dedicated to helping clients decide when a structured settlement should be considered Today’s Installment: Catastrophic Injuries May 10, 2019 – While structured settlements are useful in resolving a wide variety of liability disputes, those involving catastrophic injuries are especially well-suited to this method of claims resolution. When an…
Structured Settlements: Fatalities
Second in a series of blog posts dedicated to helping clients decide when a structured settlement should be considered Today’s Installment: Fatalities May 7, 2019 – “Death is a crisis that all families encounter, and it is recognized as the most stressful life event families face . . .” The preceding quote was excerpted from…
Car Accident Statistics
May 2, 2019 – Although Distracted Driving Awareness Month officially ended Tuesday, we feel no shame in reminding our clients that attentiveness behind the wheel and vigilance in carrying out driving responsibilities should never take a vacation. Thus, our belated post on the topic. If we had our way, however, the U.S. Department of Transportation…
Structured Settlements: Minors
First in a series of blog posts dedicated to helping clients decide when a structured settlement should be considered Today’s Installment: Minors May 1, 2019 – I once had a plaintiff attorney tell me he hated structured settlements “except for minors.” “It’s the only way I can get a judge to grant my petitions,” he…
The Illogic of Annuity Trashers
April 29, 2019 – Articles, commercials and opinions of those who trash annuities shouldn’t bother me as much they do. But seeing the general public constantly bombarded with misleading information on the issue, I can’t help wondering how many people are swayed by them to their detriment. And feeling angry about the disingenuous and self-serving…
Ignore Medicare in Liability Settlements at Your Own Peril
April 5, 2019 – Since its passage in 1980, the Medicare Secondary Payer Act has been largely ignored by the personal injury litigation community. But like the person who continues to drive under the influence of alcohol rationalizing they’ve never been caught, it’s unwise to continue depending on luck to avoid adverse consequences of failure…
Life Company Videos
April 2, 2019 – To help spread the good word about structured settlements, several of our life company partners have recently unveiled some professional videos designed to help clients better understand this dynamic claims resolution tool. In no particular order, here are links to some of these videos designed to enlighten you: About Structured Settlements…