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	<title>Structured Settlements - Plaintiff Loyal Structured Settlement Company</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Legal Broadcast Network Interviews Jack Meligan</title>
		<link>http://www.settlepro.com/blog/legal-broadcast-network-lbn-founder-mark-wahlstrom-interviews-jack-meligan-about-his-company-spi-and-financial-market-input-on-annuity-markets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.settlepro.com/blog/legal-broadcast-network-lbn-founder-mark-wahlstrom-interviews-jack-meligan-about-his-company-spi-and-financial-market-input-on-annuity-markets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meligan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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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		<title>The AIG Failure - How It Affects Structured Settlements</title>
		<link>http://www.settlepro.com/structured-settlements/the-aig-failure-how-it-affects-structured-settlements/</link>
		<comments>http://www.settlepro.com/structured-settlements/the-aig-failure-how-it-affects-structured-settlements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meligan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;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&#8230; and what plaintiff attorneys and claimants should look for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Structuring Attorney Fees - To Fee Or Not To Fee…</title>
		<link>http://www.settlepro.com/blog/structuring-attorney-fees-to-fee-or-not-to-fee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.settlepro.com/blog/structuring-attorney-fees-to-fee-or-not-to-fee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meligan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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.

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		<title>Settlement Planning… When Can There Be Too Much Of A Good Thing?</title>
		<link>http://www.settlepro.com/structured-settlements/settlement-planning-too-much/</link>
		<comments>http://www.settlepro.com/structured-settlements/settlement-planning-too-much/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meligan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stipulation of Settlement Language - Protecting The Claimant at Mediation</title>
		<link>http://www.settlepro.com/blog/stipulation-of-settlement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.settlepro.com/blog/stipulation-of-settlement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meligan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[At mediation defendants like to try and force your clients to make decisions about Structured Settlements that will affect the rest of their lives, before your clients have had the chance to meet with their own expert and understand the pro&#8217;s and con&#8217;s.
Here is a simple strategy that enables you to take control and preserve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The “Pacheco Case” - Quick Case Study</title>
		<link>http://www.settlepro.com/blog/pacheco-case-analysis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.settlepro.com/blog/pacheco-case-analysis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trina</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Defense Ploy to Control Injury Victim’s Settlement Dollars</title>
		<link>http://www.settlepro.com/blog/new-defense-ploy-to-control-injury-victims-settlement-dollars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.settlepro.com/blog/new-defense-ploy-to-control-injury-victims-settlement-dollars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meligan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s that old saying, &#8220;If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is to good to be true&#8221;?
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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		<title>Tax Issues for Sex-Abuse Settlements - What Attorneys Need to Know</title>
		<link>http://www.settlepro.com/settlement-planning/tax-issues-abuse-settlements/</link>
		<comments>http://www.settlepro.com/settlement-planning/tax-issues-abuse-settlements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meligan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia
 IRS Recognizes that the Observable Bodily Harm Requirement may be unfair as applied to Sex Abuse Cases
In 1996, the word “physical” was inserted into IRC 104(a)(2), which essentially mandated that for a settlement to be considered tax-exempt, and eligible for a tax-exempt structured settlement, it must have its origin in physical personal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is medical underwriting, and why is it helpful to obtain a “rated age”?</title>
		<link>http://www.settlepro.com/structured-settlements/medical-underwriting-structured-settlement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.settlepro.com/structured-settlements/medical-underwriting-structured-settlement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trina</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANSWERS TO 4 COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is medical underwriting, and why is it helpful to obtain a “rated age”?
Medical underwriting is the process annuity companies use to evaluate the remaining life expectancy of an injured or medically impaired prospective annuitant. Life insurance companies offering lifetime annuities will evaluate an injured party’s medical records in an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements for Third Party Settlements</title>
		<link>http://www.settlepro.com/structured-settlements/medicare-set-aside-arrangements-for-third-party-settlements/</link>
		<comments>http://www.settlepro.com/structured-settlements/medicare-set-aside-arrangements-for-third-party-settlements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meligan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[While we have all heard about MSA’s for worker’s compensation cases, 3rd Party Liability Settlements are becoming an increasing area of interest for CMS (Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services).   
You may not yet be aware, but on December 29, 2007, President Bush signed the Medicare Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (“2007 Extension Act”), which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Structured Settlements for Wrongful Termination</title>
		<link>http://www.settlepro.com/structured-settlements/structured-settlements-wrongful-termination/</link>
		<comments>http://www.settlepro.com/structured-settlements/structured-settlements-wrongful-termination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trina</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Using Structured Settlements to Effectively Help Those in a Wrongful Termination Case
When most people initially think of a Structured Settlement they immediately think of a personal injury case.  While Structured Settlements are mainly used in personal injury type cases, they are also extremely effective in other situations such as Wrongful Termination cases.
If you are a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using HIPAA to Stop Abuse of Tort Victims During Settlement Negotiations</title>
		<link>http://www.settlepro.com/blog/hipaa-abuse-during-settlement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.settlepro.com/blog/hipaa-abuse-during-settlement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trina</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Structured Settlement Approved Lists - Bad for plaintiffs and plaintiff attorneys</title>
		<link>http://www.settlepro.com/structured-settlements/structured-settlement-approved-lists-bad-for-plaintiffs-and-plaintiff-attorneys/</link>
		<comments>http://www.settlepro.com/structured-settlements/structured-settlement-approved-lists-bad-for-plaintiffs-and-plaintiff-attorneys/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meligan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Structured Settlement Industry News - 12/2007</title>
		<link>http://www.settlepro.com/structured-settlement-news/structured-settlement-industry-news-122007/</link>
		<comments>http://www.settlepro.com/structured-settlement-news/structured-settlement-industry-news-122007/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meligan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a bit of recent news that affects the Structured Settlement industry and your practice as a plaintiff attorney.

Kaiser’s nine-month profits more than double
Kaiser and their subsidiaries announced gigantic jumps in net income, operating income and investment income for the third quarter ending September and the year&#8217;s first three quarters, including startling increases sure to raise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attorney Fee Structures - New program attorneys will want to know about</title>
		<link>http://www.settlepro.com/settlement-newsletter/attorney-fee-structures-new-program-attorneys-will-want-to-know-about/</link>
		<comments>http://www.settlepro.com/settlement-newsletter/attorney-fee-structures-new-program-attorneys-will-want-to-know-about/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meligan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8230; and then borrow against it to invest or use however you wish?
Take a look at the video below.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Negotiation Considerations and Conflicts of Interest in Structured Settlements</title>
		<link>http://www.settlepro.com/blog/negotiation-considerations-and-conflicts-of-interest-in-structured-settlements/</link>
		<comments>http://www.settlepro.com/blog/negotiation-considerations-and-conflicts-of-interest-in-structured-settlements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trina</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As you know, there are inherent conflicts of interest involved in Structured Settlement cases.
For over 20 years, my company and I have been educating Attorneys and Plaintiffs on the importance of seeking assistance from a Plaintiff Loyal Settlement Planner to ensure their interests are protected.
Recently, I came across one of my first articles on this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Structured Settlement Case Studies - Two Successful Case Studies</title>
		<link>http://www.settlepro.com/blog/plaintiff-control-of-the-structured-settlement-process-two-successful-case-studies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.settlepro.com/blog/plaintiff-control-of-the-structured-settlement-process-two-successful-case-studies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2005 15:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meligan</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spi2.davidcross.com/2003/12/12/53.html</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Understanding the value of utilizing a Plaintiff&#8217;s Structured Settlement Specialist is the first step in adding a vital new component to your services.
Developing successful strategies for introducing this service into your proceedings is the difficult next step.
Here are a few tactical approaches to consider, and two recent case studies where the approach worked. I believe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Constructive Receipt Doctrine - Questions and Answers</title>
		<link>http://www.settlepro.com/blog/constructive-receipt-doctrine-questions-and-answers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2004 15:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Q. What is &#8220;Constructive Receipt?&#8221;
A. It&#8217;s a doctrine that taxes income before the income is actually received. The two other doctrine tax income are the &#8220;actual receipt&#8221; doctrine (i.e., you really receive it) and the &#8220;economic benefit&#8221; doctrine (not applicable to structured settlements).
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		<title>Trial Lawyers! - Long-Tail liability for personal injury lawyers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2004 22:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Settlement Professionals Inc. Fast Facts 11, 2004
Are defendants saddling YOU with potential &#8220;long-tail&#8221; liability in YOUR settlements, both cash and structured? What EXPOSURE do YOU have?
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		<title>Low Interest Rates Generate Larger Structured Settlements?!?!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2004 22:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Settlement Professionals Inc. Fast Facts 1, 2004
What?? Interest rates for structured settlements are at a near-historic low. Why would an attorney looking out for the best interests of his client even consider using a structured settlement in this interest rate climate?
Two words: LARGER SETTLEMENTS.
Click the link at the top of this post to download the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plaintiff’s Use of a Structured Settlement Specialist - A More Level Playing Field</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2003 15:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people would never consider entering a real estate purchase transaction relying only on the seller&#8217;s attorney or broker for advice.
By the same measure, you would never suggest your clients rely solely on the advice of Defendant&#8217;s experts in deciding how best to settle a personal injury claim.
Then why allow your client to rely solely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How much does that structured settlement really cost the defense?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 22:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Settlement Professionals Inc. Fast Facts 1, 2003
Macomber v. Travelers Property and Casualty Corp., 261 Conn. 620 (2002) A recent decision from the Supreme Court of Connecticut could be laying the framework to eliminate &#8220;rebating schemes&#8221; from the structured settlement industry. These &#8220;rebating schemes&#8221; grew out of the relationships between defense brokers and casualty companies.
In order [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Structuring Taxable Damage Settlements</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2002 22:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Settlement Professionals Inc. Fast Facts 9, 2002
Until recently, structuring of settlements was generally limited to cases involving personal physical injury or sickness. New, innovative developments in the structured settlement industry have expanded structured settlements to include taxable damage causes of action, including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of contract, bad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can the Defense Get Away With Fraud?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2001 21:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Settlement Professionals Inc. Fast Facts 5, 2001
Almost!
While jurisdictions differ on what constitutes arms-length settlement negotiations, a recently-decided New York case has captured the attention of the structured settlement industry.
In 1992, the plaintiffs, Alexander Lyons and his father, commenced a lawsuit against, among others, Medical Malpractice Insurance Association.
The plaintiffs alleged fraud, intentional misrepresentation and negligent misrepresentation. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attorney and Guardian Ad Litem Successfully Sued for Legal Malpractice</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2001 23:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Settlement Professionals Inc. Fast Facts 4, 2001
In Texas, an attorney and Guardian ad Litem were successfully sued for legal malpractice for failing to recommend a structured settlement for their client. The case giving rise to this legal malpractice claim was a 1984 medical negligence claim, whereinthe plaintiff, a minor, purportedly suffered injuries at birth due [...]]]></description>
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