Estate Planning

Life Insurance Premium Financing
Many of us could use more insurance for estate planning  purposes, such as financial security  for loved ones or payment of estate taxes. Most of us also have an unused asset, our insurance capacity...

Rozon v. TransAmerica Life Insurance: Another Benefit to Owning Life Insurance
Administering an estate poses many challenges for an estate trustee. An interesting question was considered in Rozon v. TransAmerica Life Insurance, which dealt with the issue of whether an insurance company may require that a Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee or probate be obtained prior to the funds being advanced to the estate by an insurance company...

Convicted New York Murderess Seeks Jailhouse Visitation with Five Year Old Child
New York Mother and her mother, Grandmother, battle for custody of Child. Father is not in the picture at the time. Mother allegedly murders Grandmother. Mother is convicted of the killing and sentenced to twenty-five years to life...

Acquitted Conduct in Sentencing
United States v. Dewan Anthony Horne, No. 05-4049 (February 5, 2007): Mr. Horne?s sentence was increased because of his use of a gun, a charge on which he had been acquitted. The Court restated the conventional doctrine that acquitted conduct may be considered, but it did suggest that it might have a different view if the defendant is convicted of a "very minor crime," but sentenced on the basis of serious acquitted crimes...

Extended examination of ugliness of acquitted conduct enhancement
The Washington Times has this lengthy piece examining the use of acquitted conduct to enhance federal sentences in a high-profile DC case. The article is headlined, "A $600 drug deal, 40 years in prison: Acquitted of murder, convicted of drug...

Interpretation of Marital Settlement Agreement Re Life Insurance: DOWNS v. DOWNS (COA 7/11/2008)
DOWNS v. DOWNSFAMILY LAW: Interpretation of Marital Settlement Agreement Re Life Insurance2007-CA-000979PUBLISHED: AFFIRMINGPANEL: CLAYTON PRESIDING; VANMETER, KNOPF CONCURJEFFERSON COUNTYDATE RENDERED: 7/11/2008At TC, Adult Child argued that per terms of Marital Settlement Agreement between his biological parents, a constructive trust should be imposed on deceased Dad?s life insurance proceeds...

Medicare
Guide to government health insurance for the elderly

National Practitioner Data Bank Fact
NPDB identifies unprofessional healthcare practitioners

LINA - Cigna Life Insurance Company of North America Disability Claims
LINA Insurance alleging violations of disability insurance claims.

Universal Underwriters Life Insurance Co.
Over $2.4 million settlement reached in automobile credit insurance dispute.

Elderly Annuities
Allianz Life Insurance Co. agrees to $10 million insurance malpractice settlement.

Aetna Life Insurance
Houston Woman Denied $426,000

EquiTrust Life Insurance Company
Faces Class Action

Dixie National Life Insurance
to Pay $7.8 Million In Medical Class Action