Topic
Structured Settlements
106 published works
Insurance Coverage Law in Massachusetts
First Circuit rules that insurers can pay brokers commissions for annuities purchases as part of structured settlement agreements
By Nina Kallen
Norma Ezell, Leonard Whitley, and Erica Biddings settled wrongful death and personal injury claims in exchange for structured settlement agreements with the defendants' insurer, Lexington Insurance Company. The settlements provided…
Minding Your Business
For The First Circuit, Transaction Costs in Structured Settlements are Not Fraud
Liability insurers charge premiums in exchange for an agreement to cover certain claims against their policyholders. When settling a tort claim against a policyholder, the insurance company can pay a…
All About Advertising Law
You Can’t Block the Ability of the CFPB to Challenge Conduct Through a Release in a Class Action
On April 22, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals told us that a class action settlement can't buy you peace from the CFPB. That court ruled that a class settlement…
Structured Settlements 4Real® Blog
Plagiarizer of Mt Airy Faker Provides Proof of David Springer’s Linkedin Cover Up
By John Darer
by Structured Settlement Watchdog It is fact that David Springer, CEO of former judicially determined "purported company" Sovereign Funding Group has papered over wide swaths of his LinkedIn profile multiple…
Structured Settlements 4Real® Blog
Future Payments=Cash | Annuity Transfers’ Pours a Shot of “Hex on The Beach”
By John Darer
by Structured Settlement Watchdog Annuity Transfers' website features a photo slider of very expensive looking "first class" tropical beach resort that is nothing more than a cheap shot of "hex…
Structured Settlements 4Real® Blog
Novation Funding’s Relentless Efforts to Grab Lead Paint Victim’s Structured Settlement
By John Darer
by Structured Settlement Watchdog The Junior Matos case is another recent example of how structured settlement factoring companies/settlement purchasers take advantage of vulnerable personal injury annuitants for massive profits, manipulative…
Structured Settlements 4Real® Blog
Who is Vetting the Originators of Structured Settlement Derivatives Settlement Planners Are Selling To Lawyers and Their Clients?
By John Darer
by Structured Settlement Watchdog Certain settlement planners have been advocating and continue to advocate placing the funds of injured plaintiffs, including minors, and their lawyers into structured settlement derivatives. Structured…
Washington Workers Compensation Blog
L&I and Structured Settlements
By Terri
Is a structured settlement of your L&I claim right for you? I know the department sends out form letters to injured workers who are at least 50 years old and…
Structured Settlements 4Real® Blog
Structured Settlement Tax Rules Untouched in Tax Reform Proposal
By John Darer
by John Darer CLU ChFC MSSC RSP CLTC House Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Congressman Kevin Brady, released a comprehensive 429 Page tax reform proposal titled the "Tax Cuts and…
Legal Profession Blog
Vermont Opines On Legal Fees In Structured Settlement Payout
The Vermont Supreme Court reversed a trial court's denial of legal fees in a structured settlement payoutPetitioner Stevens Law Office appeals a trial court decision denying assignment of a future…