by Structured Settlement Watchdog®
A Society of Settlement Planners Board member needs to get their facts straight. Based on what appears on the Settlement Professionals Inc. website today, former SSP President Jack Meligan, gifted settlement planner from Oregon and yellow highlighter “black belt”, could never be confused for someone who actual read the two legal cases that he cites,and uses, in an attempt scare plaintiff attorneys into doing business.
On the subject of Limiting Plaintiff Liability, Meligan writes (highlights included):
In Macomber v. Travelers Property & Casualty Corp. and Lyons v. Medical Malpractice Insurance Assoc., plaintiff attorneys have been sued for the harm sustained by their clients at the hands of the defense-provided structured settlement brokers.
Reality
No Plaintiff lawyers were named Defendants in the lawsuit Captioned Macomber v Travelers Property & Casualty Corp.
Macomber v. Travelers Property & Casualty Corp., 261 Conn. 620, 804 A.2d 180 (Conn. 2002)
Meligan’s “analysis” of Lyons v MMIA is about as deep as a puddle, much like Bill Tilley’s old chestnut from September 2009 (see my commentary below).
Settlement Planner Discovered Old “Hand in Cookie Jar” – Structured Settlements 4Real® Blog October 3, 2009
The settlement profession has evolved over the years. It is important for plaintiff attorneys and their clients to have someone who is qualified, and that they feel comfortable with, to advise them on settlement planning and transitional financial planning issues.
That being said, there’s no justification for companies like Settlement Professionals Inc., or anyone else, to market themselves with baseless scare tactics, such as referencing nonexistent facts.
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