Legal News

Annual Farce: Social Security Running Out of Money
Reports that the Social Security system will soon run out of money have been greatly exaggerated...

2009 SS Trustees Report revises last year's estimates
The Social Security Board of Trustees today released its annual report on the financial health of the Social Security Trust Funds...

Complex rules govern FDIC insurance of trust funds
The importance of knowing how FDIC insurance covers trust funds is emphasized in Gail Liberman & Alan Lavine, Are Your Trust Funds Insured?, Wall St...

Life Insurance Companies And Life Support: Federal Taxpayer Funds?
A recently published newspaper report continues the ongoing story of the demands by Life Insurance Companies for Federal Taxpayer Funds...

Review Those Life Insurance Policies!
A while back I blogged about the advisability of trustees of irrevocable life insurance trusts (ILITs) reviewing the policy owned by the trust to help ensure the policy is still a sound investment and won't lapse...

Can You Write "LIFE" Insurers Seek TARP Funds?
Property and Casualty Insurance Companies give every evidence of solvency. They are not the Insurance Companies which are seeking TARP Funds or Bailouts using Federal Taxpayer Funds...

Medicare
Guide to government health insurance for the elderly

Federal Adoption Tax Credit
Financial Incentive for Adoptive Parents

National Practitioner Data Bank Fact
NPDB identifies unprofessional healthcare practitioners

Worker's Compensation Laws Overview
Protect Workers From Injuries with plans that cover medical expenses and long-term or permanent disabilites

Mitchell Report Summary
Report on Steroid Drug Use in Major League Baseball by Senator George Mitchell

Truth In Lending Act
Consumer Loans and Consumer Credit Protection Act

I had an account with GEMB/Select Comfort to buy a new bed back in 2005. After paying it off (in 2006), I requested they close the account. In January of 2008, I declared bankruptcy (chapter 7). The creditor was NOT list
if you did pay it off before the bankruptcy and it wasn't listed as a accou...

How can I get my parents away from my bulling brother?
First of all, if you are paying your lawyer, you should not be on the back burne...

Can driving accident be cause for termination?
If your state is an at-will state, the company can fire you for any reason or fo...

Some elses debt is being reported by a bank to the crecit agencies. They know and have ackowledged it is not mine, yet it is still being listed as mine. it was my son's and no I didn't co-sign. It is adversly
It is easy for the bank and the credit reporting agencies to clear this confusio...

I had an old account that was charged off in 07/04 by a utility company. This company did not send this account to a collection company. They was acquired by another company in 2005. This company sent the debt to collect
No it is not legal to enter it as a new debt. Look at the Fair Credit Reporting ...

LINA Insurance
alleging violations of disability insurance claims.

AARP Insurance
alleging misleading medical insurance policies.

Oxford Health Insurance
$50 million refunds offered in overcharged insurance suit.

Taylor Bean Faces Federal WARN Class Action
Taylor Bean Federal Employment Class Action Filed

Health Insurance
alleging health insurance companies have forced patients to pay more than they should when using doctors and hospitals outside their insurer's networks.

Bad Faith Insurance
Infinity Property and Casualty Corp. agrees to $13 million personal automobile liability insurance settlement.