March 19, 2010

Settlement Professionals Inc.

Archive for the 'Videos' Category

Legal Broadcast Network Interviews Jack Meligan

Legal Broadcast Network (LBN) founder Mark Wahlstrom interviews Jack Meligan about his company (SPI), and they discuss the financial crisis and the annuity markets.
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The AIG Failure – How It Affects Structured Settlements

It’s not new news anymore, however, we are still receiving calls from concerned clients and attorneys asking whether or not the AIG failure affects their structured settlement dollars or not.
Watch the short video below to find out exactly how the AIG failure affects structured settlements… and what plaintiff attorneys and claimants should look for [...]

Structuring Attorney Fees – To Fee Or Not To Fee…

Over the past 10 years, more and more attorneys are turning to Attorney Fee Structures to help them reach their financial planning goals.  In this short video, Jack Meligan discusses different strategies attorneys may consider for structuring their attorney fees.

Settlement Planning… When Can There Be Too Much Of A Good Thing?

Can there be too much of a good thing when it comes to planning the financial aspects of your clients settlement?
There sure can be.
In this short video Jack explains how placing too much of a claimants proceeds into Structured Settlement Annuities can be a bad thing and how too much placed into managed [...]

The “Pacheco Case” – Quick Case Study

This case in New Mexico brought to light one of the tactics used by the defense to try and control the direction and flow of the injury victim’s settlement dollars. In this case, a casualty company tried to force the personal injury claimant to take a Structured Settlement annuity from THEIR wholly owned life [...]

New Defense Ploy to Control Injury Victim’s Settlement Dollars

What’s that old saying, “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is to good to be true”?
Watch this short video and educate yourself on the latest defense tactic designed to get you to let down your guard when it comes to protecting your client and limiting your liability.
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Using HIPAA to Stop Abuse of Tort Victims During Settlement Negotiations

Recently a plaintiff attorney that we have worked closely with on multiple personal injury settlements had a case involving a situation where the defense abused the tort victims rights according to HIPAA.
In this video, I discuss this specific situation and give you specific ways that you can protect your client from abuse like this during [...]

Structured Settlement Approved Lists – Bad for plaintiffs and plaintiff attorneys

Approved lists – Why they are BAD FOR CLAIMANTS and worse for plaintiff attorneys 
Do you know about approved lists and how the defense uses them to limit the choices of your client?  These 3 brief video clips explain structured settlement approved lists and show you what you need to do to protect yourself as a [...]

Attorney Fee Structures – New program attorneys will want to know about

Have you structured your fees in the past, but now discover that you have a need for cash? Or, would you like to know about a strategy that allows you to structure a fee now… and then borrow against it to invest or use however you wish?
Take a look at the video below. [...]