A Response to the SEC Bulletin: The Truth about Factored Structured Settlements as an Investment Vehicle
By Matt Bracy[1] and Jason Lazarus[2]
Every investment vehicle has inherent risks. This is the tradeoff for the chance to make higher returns. However, “factored” structured settlements present investors with a unique low risk/high yield opportunity. “Factored” structured …
20 Helpful Tips Every Plaintiff Attorney Should Know About the Medicare Secondary Payer Act and Medicare Set Asides
B. Josh Pettingill, MBA, MS, MSCC
1. Addressing Medicare’s past interests (resolving conditional payments) is an issue for everyone involved in the lawsuit/settlement process. Don’t forget to get the final demand letter from MSPRC before you disperse funds to your …
Synergy Lien Resolution Services Success Story – Synergy resolves 8 year conflict with Medicare and obtains complete waiver of their claim
This case involves a deceased Medicare beneficiary who was injured and
eventually died as a result of medical malpractice. The date of the malpractice was December 1999, the case settled in 2003. Counsel for the heir began disputing and negotiating …
Benoit v. Neustrom: A Landmark Decision for Reduction of Liability Medicare Set Asides
By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC, CSSC
On April 17, 2013, the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana rendered an unprecedented decision. In a case where a limited recovery was achieved due to complicated liability …