Structured Settlements
"Plaintiffs attorneys and personal injury victims can find the cutting-edge and up-to-date information that affects the financial aspects of their settlement."
Author: Jack Meligan specializes in the structured settlement marketplace, with special emphasis on comparative analysis of structured annuities vs. alternative investment options and is based in Lake Oswego, Ore.
Blawg Related Categories: Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • Legal Information
Recent Posts from Structured Settlements
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Legal Broadcast Network Interviews Jack Meligan
Legal Broadcast Network (LBN) founder Mark Wahlstrom interviews Jack Meligan about his company (SPI), and they discuss the financial crisis and the annuity markets. (click the triangular button to play the video)
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The AIG Failure - How It Affects Structured Settlements
It’s not new news anymore, however, we are still receiving calls from concerned clients and attorneys asking whether or not the AIG failure affects their structured settlement dollars or not. Watch the short video below…
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Structuring Attorney Fees - To Fee Or Not To Fee…
Over the past 10 years, more and more attorneys are turning to Attorney Fee Structures to help them reach their financial planning goals. In this short video, Jack Meligan discusses different strategies attorneys may consider…
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Settlement Planning… When Can There Be Too Much Of A Good Thing?
Can there be too much of a good thing when it comes to planning the financial aspects of your clients settlement? There sure can be. In this short video Jack explains how placing too much…
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Stipulation of Settlement Language - Protecting The Claimant at Mediation
At mediation defendants like to try and force your clients to make decisions about Structured Settlements that will affect the rest of their lives, before your clients have had the chance to meet with their…
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The “Pacheco Case” - Quick Case Study
This case in New Mexico brought to light one of the tactics used by the defense to try and control the direction and flow of the injury victim’s settlement dollars. In this case, a casualty…
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New Defense Ploy to Control Injury Victim’s Settlement Dollars
What’s that old saying, “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is to good to be true”? Watch this short video and educate yourself on the latest defense tactic designed to get…
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Tax Issues for Sex-Abuse Settlements - What Attorneys Need to Know
Image via Wikipedia IRS Recognizes that the Observable Bodily Harm Requirement may be unfair as applied to Sex Abuse Cases In 1996, the word “physical” was inserted into IRC 104(a)(2), which essentially mandated that for…
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What is medical underwriting, and why is it helpful to obtain a “rated age”?
ANSWERS TO 4 COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS What is medical underwriting, and why is it helpful to obtain a “rated age”? Medical underwriting is the process annuity companies use to evaluate the remaining life expectancy of…
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Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements for Third Party Settlements
While we have all heard about MSA’s for worker’s compensation cases, 3rd Party Liability Settlements are becoming an increasing area of interest for CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services). You may not yet be…