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: US Department of Justice
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The article by John Darer discusses the challenges faced by factoring companies regarding structured settlement annuities owned by the U.S. government, particularly under the Federal Tort Claims Act. Despite prior legal precedents, companies like Stratcap continue to provoke legal disputes, as seen in a New York court case involving attempts to sell rights to future…
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Anti-Assignment Provisions dilemma. This issue needs to be out on the table despite the fact that many in the structured settlement industry appear not to want it to be. Scared by a notional shrinkage of market capacity, some wish to sweep this issue under the rug instead of taking the issue head on.
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A Texas structured factoring company has tried to overcome the United States sovereign immunity status and failed. It’s the latest in a string of failures by the structured settlement factoring industry.
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Yet again a cash now pusher has tried to factor a structured settlement annuity owned by the United States of America and someone has pissed on its leg. This time it's the United States District Court for the District of Kansas ordering summary judgment for the United States on March 10, 2009 in an interpleader…
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The United States Department of Justice FTCA staff notched another victory in the continuing dispute over whether it is possible to factor payments made under an annuity contract owned by the United States. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals’ .decision leaves Peachtree grabbing for straws
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A structured settlement annuity is a “longevity insurance” product that provides one or more fully customizable payment streams set forth in the terms of a settlement agreement and release.
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Not withstanding an educated personal preference of the attorney or client, be wary of the opportunistic settlement planner who uses today’s report to situationally trash AIG to suit their personal financial interests while concurrently placing business with them.
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Risk lauds class action lawyer Bill Lerach for taking the kickback allegations “with grace” and pled guilty “saving taxpayers the time and money of litigation” (Lerach earned a 2 yr sentence). But oops, the URL for Risk’s post included “Bill Lerach takes it like a man”), an unnerving triple entendre.
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If you are not committing perjury because what you’re signing is true, then by definition you cannot be “plaintiff only”. By signing the affidavit you are falsely advertising that you are “plaintiff only” and your clients, to whom you have marketed yourself as “plaintiff only” deserve to know this information