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: Tampa Structured Settlements
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The 11th Circuit of the US Court of Appeals has pulled the plug on Lujerio Cordero’s Serial Structured Settlement Factoring Case, following the majority opinion in the NY Court of Appeals in April 2023..11th Circuit notes that Cordero DID NOT sue the Structured Settlement Factoring Companies
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MetLIfe issues structured settlement annuities via Metropolitan Tower LIfe Insurance Company and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and structured judgment annuities thorugh Metropolitan Life insurance Company and a leader in both qualified and non qualified structured settlement annuities
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Do you own a virgin structured settlement? Have you been solicited by a structured settlement buyer, seeking to buy your structured settlement payments before the structured settlement annuity was even issued or soon after it was issued?
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Thinking about what happens to structured settlement payments after the death of the Measuring Life, which of these four statements is correct?
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If the payee entered into the structured settlement within 5 years prior to the date of the transfer agreement, then the transferee must provide notice to the payee’s attorney of record at the time the structured settlement was created California Code, Insurance Code – INS § 10139.5(f)(2)(L)
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Joe Gargan, CEO of The Pension Company, pled guilty to embezzling $8 million meant for annuities funding minor settlements. This criminal act not only raised concerns among clients but also imposed additional costs on taxpayers. The case highlighted the need for escrow and proper safeguards to prevent similar fraudulent activity in structured settlements.
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By thinking smart, Bobby Bonilla is still enjoying the deferred payment ride. That’s all that matters. You may not be an athlete playing for a major league team, but you can enjoy stable income generated by an annuity from a quality life insurance company,.
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Not shopping around cost Lajuan Davis big time. He could have received $140,000 for three lump sums totaling $220,000 that he sold to piggy Orange Blossoms, LLC which charged him an effective discount rate of 13.65% and paid him only $75,000.
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Wilcac Structured Settlements, Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Canan and Hayrullah Ipek, seeking the recovery of $272,266.14 for overpaid benefits following their son Ekincan’s death in 2016. The overpayment occurred due to delayed notification of his passing, violating the structured settlement terms. The defendants are currently in settlement negotiations.