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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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The STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS 4REAL® Blog is a highly regarded source for structured settlement news, information, and commentary, led by structured settlement and settlement planning subect mater expert John Darer CLU ChFC MSSC CeFT RSP CLTC. With two decades of operation, the blog and 4structures.com are recognized as comprehensive resources, offering detailed guides and specialized insights. Established in 2005, the blog caters to a broad audience, including legal professionals, injured individuals, families, and various stakeholders, providing reviews and opinions on settlement planning. John Darer, President of 4structures.com LLC, is a seasoned structured settlement expert with over 40 years of financial services experience and 31 years specializing in structured settlements. Based in Stamford, CT, he is a Certified Financial Transitionist and Registered Settlement Planner, holding insurance licenses in 45 states and the District of Columbia. John Darer is dedicated to transparency and advocacy, he emphasizes the importance of engaging trained and licensed professionals for settlement planning, offering valuable insights through his investigative journalism and professional commentary.

Category: WeBuyPayments.Net

WeBuyPayments.Net was a domain at the epicenter of David Springer’s diabolical webuypayments cloaking/redirect scheme in From mid 2011 which sparked lawsuits against Sovereign Funding Group and CEO David Springer and a series of “brandjacking” schemes that plagued the structured settlement industry

David Springer Ordered “Code Red”? Woodbridge Cease & Desist Hurts Springer’s Case

April 10, 2013

If David Springer was the only recipient of the cease and desist letter from Woodbridge lawyers, and he only showed the letter to his former lawyer* on the case, Michael S.Cryan, a partner of Arent Fox in New York, then what other possible explanation could there be for the movement of the links
WeBuyPayments.net Redirect Scheme and David Springer/ Sovereign Funding Group

January 12, 2013

The diabolical webuypayments cloaking/redirect scheme sparked lawsuits against Sovereign Funding Group and CEO David Springer and a series of “brandjacking” schemes that plagued the structured settlement secondary market 2010-2013. Structured Settlement Watchdog John Darer investigated the business relationships between those engaging in this behavior.
Fly Trap Search Results: It’s War, Apparently!

October 7, 2011

Call it coincidental if you wish, but we find it odd that this has happened since we amped up the heat on Sovereign Funding Group, the company who the URLs previously pointed to.
J.G. Wentworth Meets The “Fly Trap” : Initial Interest Confusion Revisited

September 30, 2011

Does the parasitic use of calls to action using a third party’s keywords in URL’s and page titles, serving to draw internet traffic from people searching for a competitor give rise to a legally actionable claim?
Who Owns WeBuyPayments.Net?

July 5, 2011

Webuypayments.net was the landing page for a redirect scheme that a MD judge later determined was orchestrated by David Springer of Mt. Airy MD settlement factoring industry companies, cities, states and towns in an apparent SEO effort to boost local traffic to what appears to be a spam website. The domain was registered to Springer…