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.
recent posts
- 🔥Founder and Former CEO of 777 Partners, Joshua Wander, Pleads Guilty⚖️ to $500 Million Fraud Scheme — DOJ Confirms Double‑Pledging, Misappropriation of Structured‑Settlement Funds, and Falsified Bank Statements
- The Steering Problem Needs a Wake‑Up Call
- Companies Still Using the Incorrect Term “Secondary Market Annuity”
- Canonical: Non‑Qualified Assignment (NQA)
- ⭐ THE 18–25 GUIDE TO STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS
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Category: Plaintiff Attorney Settlement Issues
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Tthere was NO dispute about the amounts K-Mart should pay to states and the federal government; that there was NO controversy concerning the releases K-Mart would receive in exchange for payments and that there was NO dispute about the amount of (relator) Ireland’s share or his attorney’s fees.”
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If the adjuster had been better prepared and simply tried to anticipate the needs of the plaintiff by employing his structured settlement broker or settlement expert, in advance, and offered a structure to begin with, before offering policy limits, would he have done a better job for his company’s insured?
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Life expectancy does not reflect when someone will die, it means 50% of people will die before then end of life expectancy and 50% of people will live longer, many much longer. Structured settelments address what most people worry about the most, which is fear of outliving their money.
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Perhaps its better for structured settlement consultants to add value in other ways than trying to get bad ass plaintiff lawyers that stare down the gun barrels of giant defendants and insurance companies, to respond to “Grillo-Pad-ding”?
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Petitions for infant compromise that include structured settlements in certain New York courts, are being submitted using only the initials of the minor. Does the community really need to know that a minor has an asset, whether it be cash, a trust or structured settlement due to a tragic event?
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The Estate of the Minor is the default beneficiary designation for structured settlements payable to minors. Generally minors cannot make changes of beneficiary until the age of majority. This could be a problem where the child’s parent already has (or parents have) a sizable estate
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The scene at National Arbitration and Mediation in Manhattan felt surreal, with individuals in wheelchairs and emotionally burdened families juxtaposed against a loud game show atmosphere. This dissonance highlighted the serious nature of their situation, especially as Florida-based companies pushed residents to sell structured settlements for less than their worth.
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The use of the term “over-structuring” creates a “pantomime villain” for the annuitant and the settlement planner and/or cash now pusher to attack, even if the claims may be baseless in that the villain is molded by the annuitant’s own profligate spending or bad investments.
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Compensation for pain and suffering resulting from the consensual performance of a service contract is not “damages” under I.R.C. section 104(a)(2) and must be included in gross income
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If your case settles at mediation and there is a possibility of structured settlement, be sure to document this in the mediation agreement. A lack of attention to detail can cause hiccups after a successful day.