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: Pennsylvania Association for Justice
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The Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules to further protect consumers from scam communications by directly addressing some of the biggest vulnerabilities in America’s robotext defenses and closing the “lead generator” robocall/robotexts loophole. Relief for annuitants?
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On April 26, 2022, the Court found Plaintiff Eric Yerkes’ legal malpractice claim shall not be precluded and there is a genuine dispute of material fact regarding whether Defendant Anapol Weiss, a Philadelphia personal injury law firm breached its standard of care.
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The Barber case highlights the predatory practices of structured settlement factoring companies targeting a minor, Zach Barber, whose settlement was exploited for his father’s debts. Despite court orders protecting Zach, companies like Pinnacle and Sempra circumvented regulations, causing significant financial harm. This tragic situation serves as a cautionary tale for investors in structured settlements.
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I’m sorry to have to have lift my leg… AGAIN… on the Forge Consulting “fire hydrant”, but something still just isn’t right, 2 years after I first brought this up. A. “ We have over 5,000 cases under our belt, with a dollar exposure of over $8 billion” Forge Consulting, LLC brochure printed on or…
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Notably, the standard “level of professionalism” expected from “the leader in the marketplace” was met with Court concerns regarding: (1) the payee’s lack of employment, (2) the absence of an established record of employment, and (3) the payee’s inability to state the amount of her monthly rent.
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Judge Joseph F. Weis Jr. wrote that Rapid Settlements has frequently tried to evade the consumer safeguard (of obtaining prior Court approval) by utilizing a Texas arbitration when state courts reject their initial attempts. A judge in Montgomery County, PA ( where Andino Ward lives) had previously rejected his deal, according to the ruling.
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I don’t often fix people up but could Philadelphia attorney Brian M. Puricelli and "heroes" at Forge Consulting be a match made in in "haeven" (sic)? What do they have in common you ask? How about typing with their fists for one?! According today’s report by Shannon P. Duffy in The Legal Intelligencer United States…
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Kudos to Forge Consulting for attempting (albeit 3 weeks after the fact) to be the face of calm to members of a trial lawyer association to whom it is classified a "hero" merely because of size of its wad. The Forge Consulting decision to highlight"the Executive Life Insurance Company experience" as the shining beacon of…
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This just new in 2008- the Pennsylvania Association For Justice considers Forge Consulting, LLC a "hero". Shouldn’t it be disturbing to the public and association members that the Pennsylvania Association for Justice appears to have overlooked the business ethics of a "partner" for the mere price of a significant financial contribution? Benjamin Disraeli once said: "The…