PART TWO: PRE-SETTLEMENT LENDING IN PERSONAL INJURY CASES
MECHANICS OF THE LOAN Since a lawsuit itself is essentially the collateral to secure the finance company’s advances, the lending company will obtain information from the personal injury attorney concerning [...]
PART ONE: PRE-SETTLEMENT LENDING IN PERSONAL INJURY CASES
There is an ever-growing cottage industry of investors ready, willing and able to make the equivalent of a loan to an individual who is the plaintiff in a personal injury [...]
Legal Help for Veterans Warns of PTSD Link to Physical Illness
A joint study conducted by the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs and Stanford University found that veterans with a mental health condition – especially posttraumatic stress disorder – tend to [...]
Veterans who suffer from psychiatric disorders are at an increased risk for suicide, according to a new study.
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Healthcare System and the University of Michigan studied the records of more than three million veterans over the course of seven [...]
Phoenix VA To Open Clinic For Tinnitus Treatment
A clinic in the Phoenix Veteran’s Affairs Health Care System is opening its doors to veterans nationwide who have suffered one of the most common afflictions faced by veterans – [...]
Planning for the Future: A Common Concern
With an estimated 21 million families in the U.S. having at least one family member with a disability, your family is not alone. Also common with such families is the [...]
The Importance of Letters of Intent
While it’s important for the parents of a child with special needs to provide for the child’s financial well-being in their estate plan, it’s equally important to address the issue [...]
Allowable Expenses for a Special Needs Trust
A Special Needs Trust (SNT), also sometimes referred to as Supplemental Needs Trust, is used to provide supplemental benefits to seniors or individuals with a disability without disqualifying them for [...]
Revocable and Irrevocable Living Special Needs Trusts
Once you have decided to establish a Living Special Needs Trust, you must also decide whether or not this trust will be revocable or irrevocable. There are benefits and drawbacks [...]
SEC Expands Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance Rules
<!– @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } A:link { so-language: zxx } –> On February 28, the SEC expanded its rules regarding executive compensation and corporate [...]