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: Plaintiff Attorney Settlement Issues
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A qualified assignment is a regular part of a structured settlement in the resolution of a personal injury, medical malpractice, or wrongful death claim or lawsuit (or non-qualified assignment where the structure is of taxable damages). What is a qualified assignment?
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Proper documentation of structured settlements in settlement agreements, releases and qualified assignments and, where applicable, infant compromise orders, surrogate decrees and probate orders and qualified assignments, is essential to achieving the goals of all parties to the settlement.
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Negative discount rates, a by product of the low interest rate environment, along with static statutory growth rates and static pre-judgment and post-judgment interest rates creates a bonanza for NY plaintiffs. John Darer® discusses the potential impact on case values, and need for CPLR 50A/50B expertise
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by John Darer CLU ChFC CSSC RSP The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), seeking public comment concerning Medicare Set Aside Arrangements and protecting Medicare's interest with respoect to claims in "automobile and liability insurance (including self-insurance), no-fault insurance, and workers' compensation when future medical care…
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The State of New Jersey has taken the position that money in a qualified settlement fund is an available source of income and resources for New Jersey Medicaid beneficiaries.
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Can a defendant “force” a supplemental needs trust (or an HMO) on an adult plaintiff with whom the defendant is in litigation where there is good liability for the plaintiff?
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Can you structure a bad faith settlement? Looks like you can! IRS issues favorable Private Letter Ruling PLR 200903073. Read more, or call 888-325-8640 to discuss.
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Healthy trial lawyers may get a better deal on structured attorney fees by pairing a life only annuity with life insurance , if the attorney is insurable. Life only annuities yield more than life annuities with a certain period.
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The “Grillo Case” illustrates potential attorney fee liability for not considering structured settlements. Legal malpractice concerns arise over whether there is a duty to offer them, especially given errors in reporting on the case. The firm’s failure to implement a Special Needs Trust contributed significantly to Medicaid losses, not merely the structured settlement discussion. Legal…