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Structured Settlements and Periodic Payment Judgments – Release 74

First published in 1986, Release 74 for “Structured Settlements and Periodic Payment Judgments”  will be made available to subscribers this month by publisher Law Journal Press. Online subscribers will receive their update simultaneously with no additional subscription charge. “Structured Settlements and Periodic Payment Judgments” (herein sometimes referred to as “the book”) consists of 16 chapters...

2021 The Year In Review

Among his many memorable quotes, Winston Churchill is credited with being the first to say “never let a good crisis go to waste.” Judging solely by reported structured settlement premium production, most structured settlement professionals and companies appear to have ignored Mr. Churchill’s advice for the second consecutive year. As the COVID pandemic continues to...

CMS WCMSA Reference Guide Version 3.3

When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the most recent Version 3.3 of its Workers Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (WCMSA) Reference Guide on April 19, 2021, no one within the structured settlement or settlement planning marketplaces appears to have noticed a development that could impact structured settlements annuities. Enacted in 1980, the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP)...

Book Review: Investing is Your Superpower

“We can’t become what we need to by remaining what we are.” – Oprah Winfrey In her new book titled “Investing is Your Superpower,” written primarily for the types of female professionals who have organized the National Structured Settlement Trade Association’s Women’s Caucus and the American Association of Settlement Consultants’ Alliance for Women, Shinobu Hindert prefaces her concluding chapter...

Settlement Nation Episode 19: Inside 30 Years as a Civil Rights Lawyer

In this episode of Settlement Nation I chat with James DeSimone,  the founder of V. James DeSimone Law. James is one of the most highly regarded employment lawyers and civil rights advocates in Los Angeles, successfully achieving multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts on behalf of his clients. James was voted California Civil Rights Lawyer of the Year 2014,...

Wrongfully Incarcerated Individuals

The number of exonerations for wrongfully incarcerated individuals has increased for the third year in a row, according to The National Registry of Exonerations, with an average of over three exonerations per week across the United States. Experts attribute this leap to a growing trend of accountability in prosecutorial offices around the country. How might this influx...

Misconceptions Attorneys Have About Structured Settlements

Misconceptions Attorneys Have About Structured Settlements Thank you for your interest in our e-book. Our goal is to help dispel any misconceptions attorneys may have about structured settlements, their benefits to plaintiffs, and their long-term value to attorneys themselves. Attorneys may think of structured settlements as an outdated or unfamiliar settlement technique and most plaintiffs’...