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Big Data and Medicare – Recipe for Disaster
Introduction A vital step to navigating the MSP statute is understanding the dynamics between the Section 111 Reporting Requirement and the potential interplay for a…
Social Security Updates Exempt Asset List to Include SNTs and Able Accounts
SSI and Medicaid are both needs based government assistance programs which can be lost by receiving a personal injury settlement. However, proper planning can avoid…
Fighting ERISA Liens Made Easy – Sort Of ….
Many attorneys struggle with getting reductions on ERISA liens. The primary reason is lack of leverage and less than complete information. This blog post gives some tips on how to be better prepared to fight ERISA recovery contractors.
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Handling Medical Liens in a Post-Montanile World, Tackle Head On
A fleeting memory of Montanile may have plaintiff attorneys encouraging injured parties to quickly spend their settlement funds thereby avoiding the lien asserted by their…
Minor Settlements and How Pooled Trusts Can Help Protect your Client throughout Adulthood
If your client is a minor, what happens after settlement can be just as important as what happened before. Several important decisions will need to…
Liability Medicare Set Asides – How to be compliant
Most defendants have started to mandate, as part of the release language, that the plaintiff choose one of two below options for addressing Medicare’s future…
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Roundup Litigation Updates Ignite Hope for a Bayer Settlement
Recently, Bayer AG announced its plan to explore the possibility of resolving the over 13,400 lawsuits linked to Monsanto’s glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup. Bayer became…
Motley Rice Concludes 20-Year Litigation with $305M Settlement
Motley Rice’s achievement last week is the epitome of a “never back down” approach that should inspire us all. After nearly 20 years, the firm…
U.S. Judge Plans to Reduce Award in Roundup Cancer Lawsuit
On July 18, 2019 a California judge announced a tentative ruling saying she will reduce the $2 billion award against Bayer AG, which was awarded…
