ERISA Beneficiary and His Wife Where Funds are in a Structured Settlement
Reprinted with Permission from Roger Baron
The 5th Circuit handed down ACS Recovery Services, Inc. v. Griffin today, April 2, 2012. Mr. Griffin was seriously injured in an auto accident. The ERISA plan paid medical bills of $50,076.19. The plaintiff’s …
Requesting the Fixed Percentage Option from the MSPRC for Conditional Payments – A Quick How To
By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC, CSSC
In November, the MSPRC announced a fixed percentage option for resolving conditional payments where the settlement is $5,000 or less. In those cases, the injury victim can resolve Medicare’s recovery claim by …
Hancock v. Share: Can you create a Structured Settlement for a Minor which pays out Past Age of Majority? Of course you can!
By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC
Traci Hancock, as mother and natural guardian of Marisa Hancock appealed an order entered by Judge Smith approving, in part, a proposed settlement agreement. The grounds of the appeal was that the trial …
