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You’ve Been Injured And Filed A Lawsuit. You Can’t Work And Bills Are Piling Up. Then You See A Commercial On Television Saying You Can Get Cash In Advance Of Your Settlement. The Spokesman Says There Is Risk To You. Unfortunately, There Is. Lawsuit loans seem very attractive to plaintiffs awaiting judgments or settlements in…

The soup restaurant chain made famous by “Seinfeld” declared bankruptcy in June 2017. Now its former chief finance officer has been sentenced to nine months in prison for tax evasion. He was arrested in May of 2017. Robert Bertrand was sentenced to nine months in a federal prison in early April for a nearly $600,000…

If you have beneficiaries listed on your IRA and 401(k) plans the money in those accounts will go directly to the beneficiaries and not into probate after you die. If your spouse is a beneficiary, then the money goes directly to them as an inheritance. If the person is not a relation, the assets get…

It slices, it dices, it files for bankruptcy. Ronco, for decades the company known for its infomercials for such kitchen products as the Veg-o-Matic has filed for bankruptcy after failing to secure funding through an IPO. The company, founded in the 1960s by Ron Popeil who became its major spokesman, sold the company for $60…

In planning their estates. many people never consider the prospect that their survivors might sue each other over their share of the estate, but that happens more often than not when money is involved. To protect our estate from survivors fighting over a piece of the inheritance pie, here are some ways, when drafting your…

Donald Trump is allegedly a “billionaire.” Even if he isn’t, he would still be very wealthy. Yet despite his wealth, every year he is entitled to a Social Security bonus. Why and how? It’s pretty much a quirk in the system. Due to the fact he had a child late in life, he is entitled…

A woman is suing herself for negligence after a car crash that killed her husband. The Utah Court of Appeals has ruled that a woman, Barbara Bagley can sue herself in the wrongful death suit. Her insurance company will represent her interests as a defendant in the case. The lawsuit, called Bagley vs. Bagley derives…

There are a few ways you can be disqualified from inheriting money or property from someone’s estate. The biggest one is if you caused the death of the decedent, i.e., if you murdered them. New York State law prohibits a person from profiting from the death of another if that person murdered them. This law…

When a loved one dies, how does one go about looking for that person’s Last Will? Chances are if you are asking that question now, you probably missed the opportunity to an easy solution. We always recommend to our clients to have a family meeting to discuss estate matters when everyone is healthy. We know…

An anonymous essay published in the medical journal, Annals of Internal Medicine has created some controversy. The essay exposes the dark side of medicine and how some doctors treat female patients. The essay “Our Family Secret,” is written by a doctor who describes two instances where physicians acted out with heavy undertones of misogyny, racism…