Pros and Cons of Selling Structured Settlement Loans
When injured parties win compensation in a lawsuit, the money is often disbursed in small, frequent payments known as structured settlements. They can prove useful to plaintiffs who want a regular source of income, especially if an injury has left them unable to work. Structured settlements are usually established in the form of an annuity policy, set up by the… Read more »
Car Accident Lawsuit Loans Help Victims of Rear End Collisions
Finding out who is at fault for a car accident is not always easy, but in some common car crash scenarios, liability is more obvious. Rear end collisions are one example, as the tailing driver is almost always deemed at fault – so much so that insurance firms rarely even question it, and instead focus their negotiations on the damages… Read more »
Fosamax Jaw Injury MDL Disbanded
Pharmaceutical giant Merck developed Fosamax to help men and women prevent and treat symptoms of osteoporosis. While the medication may help rebuild bone mass and slow bone degeneration in patients, Fosamax has been the topic of heated litigation over its adverse side effects. Individuals who filed Fosamax lawsuits against Merck argue they developed debilitating jaw injuries caused by osteonecrosis after… Read more »
Bard Settles Second Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit
C.R. Bard has agreed to settle another transvaginal mesh lawsuit out of court, according to Bloomberg News. The claim brought on by Melanie Virgil, a 56-year-old junior high school music teacher from Colorado, was set to go before a New Jersey jury early next week. However, the manufacturer of the Avaulta Plus vaginal mesh decided to settle for an undisclosed… Read more »
BP Tries to Slow Down Oil Spill Claims Payments
Nearly four years after the BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster of 2010, thousands of claimants are still waiting for their economic and medical settlements from British Petroleum. As of mid-September, the claims program had amassed 207,310 claims, of which only 119,301 have been processed. And of those, 46,490 have been denied. In light of BP’s recent efforts to cut company budgets… Read more »
