Supreme Court Rejects Change in Lien Res. Outsourcing
After nearly five years, on October 6, 2016, the Florida Supreme Court issued Opinion SC16-104 and declined to make any change to the existing Rules Regulating the Florida Bar in relation to lien resolution outsourcing. As Florida’s trial attorneys know, …
Medicare Reduces Reporting Threshold from $1,000 to $750
Medicare has reduced the threshold for when a physical trauma-based liability settlement is large enough that the beneficiary needs to report it and repay conditional payments. On November 15, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued an …