Structured Settlements 4Real®Blog 2026
Structured settlements expert John Darer reviews the latest structured settlements and settlement planning information and news, and provides expert opinion and highly regarded commentary. that is spicy, Informative, irreverent and effective for over 20 years.
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Category: Firmwide QSF
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For attorneys and settlement planners who actually know how a 468B fund is supposed to work Treasury Regulations § 1.468B-1 The Treasury Regulations under § 1.468B-1 grant settling parties considerable latitude in structuring a qualified settlement fund. A QSF can be a state-law trust, and, in certain circumstances, if created by the defendant, it can…
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Firmwide QSF laced marketing videos and testimonals from trial lawyers, “were all the rage” in a segment of the settlement planning industry. Trial lawyers are now learning that a diverse group of product providers don’t want anything to do with structuring settlements out of firmwide QSFs?
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Qualified settlement funds are on the Priority Guidance Plan for the first time since 2009. This author understands that the focus is on potential accounting abuses of qualified settlement funds and not structured settlements.
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Structured settlement receivables are often misleadingly marketed by promoters and settlement planners. Tax attorney Robert Wood warns against the potential misuse of Single Claimant Qualified Settlement Funds (QSFs) to defer payments for extended periods. He emphasizes the risks involved, particularly for minors or incapacitated persons, and highlights key misunderstandings regarding these financial products.