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: Forum Shopping NY to FL
Forum shopping New York residents with structured settlement to Florida to exploit structured settlement annuitants through Florida Courts, sometimes for massive spreads. This was a common practice before Florida structured settlement factoring reforms in 2016.
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CT and its Courts have been used by certain structured settlement factoring companies to circumvent the the scrutiny of NY courts. Structured settlement factoring companies exploit the desperation of their prey, luring them into schemes that could be deemed fraudulent, aware victims could face legal challenges if they contest later.
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Monroe County New York Judge Ann Marie Taddeo dealt another procedural blow to Structured Asset Funding in their effort to wriggle out of the structured settlement factoring fraud case against them brought by Rochester resident Philip Lape.
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In What You Need To Know Before Selling Structured Settlement Payments in 2021, one of the cardinal rules for consumers is ” If a Representative of a Structured Settlement Buyer or their Lawyer Tells You to Lie About Your Residence, Run Now!” . Forum shopping is a sucker’s play for annuitants.
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Structured Asset Funding, LLC, also known as 123LumpSum, is facing legal challenges for its questionable practices regarding residency in structured settlement transfer petitions. The case highlights potential forum shopping and misleading actions from representatives. Notably, communications reveal attempts to circumvent previous court determinations, raising concerns over adherence to legal standards.
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In October 2015, Novation Settlement Solutions exploited a young Black New Yorker through a structured settlement transaction, earning over $1.4 million. They misrepresented questions as “facts” in promoting structured settlements, failing to adequately inform clients. This misleading approach emphasizes the company’s questionable motives in financial dealings.