Law Humor

Tour Companies Battle Over Trademarked Duck Noises
I suppose it was only a matter of time before Ride the Ducks and Bay Quackers ended up in litigation. Both companies operate land-and-water tours using amphibious vehicles of a type known in World War II as DUKWs or "Ducks,"...

Average Retirement Plan Account = $62,600
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has released Statistical Trends in Retirement Plans (2010-10-097): Retirees may not have enough income from retirement plans alone to cover their financial needs during retirement...

The Colbert Reports To Congress
Stephen Colbert brought his own brand of inspired nuttiness to Capital Hill yesterday to testify before the House Judiciary Subcommittee Immigration and Farm Labor. Between the yucks, he had a message: unemployed Americans should be more interested in jobs in...

Dealing with Retirement Accounts in a Divorce
How to divide the Retirement Nest Egg in a Mississippi Divorce As a Mississippi divorce lawyer, it surprises me the number of people who overlook the implications of retirement benefits during a divorce...

Rebuilding the Retirement Dream
Ahh, retirement ? so many possibilities, so little time! Turns out that for millions of Americans the dream of a secure retirement was just a dream. From 2007 to 2008, total retirement wealth in private and public sector pension plans...

Study from the Society of Actuaries suggests that retirees should plan for 3 distinct stages of retirement
In a recent study, “Three Phases of Retirement and Planning for the Unexpected,” the Society Of Actuaries (SOA) identified three stages of retirement and offered advice on how to prepare for each stage of retirement...

ERISA Pension Benefits after Termination
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

Traditional and Roth 401Ks
Selecting the right Retirement Plan

H&R Block Retirement Plan Fraud
How to Join Class Action Suit

AIG
and Ex Execs to pay $115 Million to Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana

Sprint Nextel
alleging violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act

Retirement Home Unkempt
Village and Developer pay $40 million in class action lawsuit.

Retirement Plans
Teacher group to pay $375,000 settlement in investments lawsuit.

Brown Greer et al.
alleging that the six law firms handling the Vioxx settlement failed to provide money for reimbursements to lien rights of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) health plans.

GE Reitrement Class Action Settled
GE $40 Million Settlement Agreed in Retirement Class Action