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As I sat watching the AIG crisis unfold yesterday, I immediately started to think about the many structured settlements (annuities) that I have recommended over the years to my clients. Structures provide a great way to allow large sums of money to gain interest (tax free) for injured clients. I’m starting this blog entry to…

Looks like Allstate is willing to pay $2.4 Million dollars to hide their claims practices: Allstate won’t produce records despite $25,000-a-day fineBy JOE LAMBEThe Kansas City Star Allstate Insurance Co. lawyers made this clear Tuesday to a Jackson County judge: They will not produce key records for public view no matter how much he fines…

Breath testing can not always be performed As an attorney representing the victims of drunk drivers, I know that due to circumstances beyond the control of law enforcement, BrAC (breath alcohol concentration) measured with a machine commonly referred to as a Breathalyzer can not always be tested during the time required by law to determine…

Just a quick post for anyone following the ongoing saga of the Ezell case in NC. Our Supreme Court denied the Motion for Rehearing on Friday, December 15th. You can view the depressing Order here. Here is the link to the posts on this Blog that discuss Ahlborn and Ezell. So what does it mean…

I’ve received some questions lately about the interaction of the NC Teachers’ and State Employees’ Health Plan Lien with other liens, such as medical providers liens (NCGS-44-49 through 50). Here is a great question that needs to be answered: The Question: If the legislation limits the plan to 50% of settlement, less reasonable costs (…

Any lawyer that wants to run a “paperless” law firm will want to invest in a second monitor for their computer. This way, you can view a document, in full, on one monitor, and “type” on another monitor. For example, you might have a page of some medical records open on one monitor while you…