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Legal Settlements

legal settlements
How to collect a legal settlement?

I was awarded a settlement out of court. The agreement included 12 equal monthly payments from a former employer of mine. I received 3 of the payments (on time) but now my former employer is 60 days delinquent. I’m sick of dealing with the aggrivation. How can I go about selling this debt to a collection agency?

The time to see lawyer was before you entered into the settlement. It is very likely that you converted a debt that was not dischargeable in bankruptcy, into one that is dischargeable in bankruptcy.

Of course, see an attorney. But don’t make any plans for that money.

There is not a judgment in the world that can overcome a very basic rule: you can’t get blood from a turnip.

Personal Injury Settlement – Legal Tips from a Car Accident Attorney to Michigan Drivers

Settlement Litigation

settlement litigation
Have you ever gotten a settlement from a Securities Litigation?

Many of those companies that had stock to “tank” in 2002, have class action suits going against them. If you bought or sold stock during a specified period, you might get paid if a settlement is made.

Received a few settlements that in total would have paid for a lunch in NYC. The lawyers make millions and the shareholders get zip.

I guess it depends on how much you lost. If you lost $50,000 on one stock then it might be worth the time to file. If you lost $5,000, most likely not. It can take years to see the money.

An inside look: the AMA v. United Healthcare

Police Misconduct Settlement $3,550,000

PRESS RELEASE

Update: July 17, 2010: Orange County, California

POLICE MISCONDUCT EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE CASE SETTLES FOR $3,550,000

Six Years ago a Moreno Valley family called 911 to get help with transporting their ill son to the hospital for medical care. After a two week trial, 12 Riverside County jurors found that rather than helping, sheriff deputies instead used excessive force against the victim directly leading to his death about 15 minutes later.

After a two week jury trial ending last April, 2009, a jury of 4 women and 8 men rendered a gross verdict in favor of the decedent’s family totaling $5.5M. The verdict was slightly reduced to reflect a 20% comparative finding of fault by the decedent.

The County of Riverside appealed the jury verdict. This afternoon and after months of settlement negotiations and legal analysis, the parties have mutually agreed to settle this matter in exchange for payment of $3,550.000.

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Original press release, details and quotes…

Riverside, CA, April 29, 2009:

Late Tuesday afternoon, a Riverside Superior Court jury found that Sheriff Deputies employed by the County of Riverside used excessive force against a Moreno Valley family resulting in the death of an adult son. After a two week trial and several days of deliberations, a jury of 4 women and 8 men rendered a gross verdict in favor of the decedent’s two young children and family totaling $5.5M.

It was alleged at time of trial that on October 30, 2003, while lawfully visiting the home of his parents, Arthur Lee Lewis, Jr. sustained fatal injuries as a direct result of the wrongful conduct of Moreno Valley Police Officers who are contracted and employed by the County of Riverside. At the time of his death, Arthur, Jr., was 33 years old and survived by his parents, Arthur Lewis, Sr. and Jesse Lewis and minor children, Arthur Lewis, III and Nathaniel Cameron Lewis.

“This was a tragic, unnecessary and completely avoidable death. It should have never happened” according to Jon Mitchell Jackson of Jackson & Wilson, Inc., the Lewis family trial attorney. “This family reached out and called for help. Instead of getting the help they needed, their son was assaulted by a group of deputies. In our opinion, the jury didn’t believe much of the officers’ conflicting testimony and the jury made the right decision in this case.”

Arthur, Jr., was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and worked in the pharmaceutical industry and employed by Unilab for 4 years as a phlebotomist prior to death. He attended Moreno Valley High school, was a loving son and father, and was an active member of the Loveland Church.

Because of a pre-existing medical condition, several times each year Mr. Lewis would experience various issues resulting in him not eating, communicating or otherwise functioning properly. His parents, Arthur and Jesse Lewis picked Arthur Jr. up at his house and brought him back to their home to take care of him and get him back on his feet. After several days Arthur Jr. was not getting better and at about 9:15 p.m. that evening, the Lewis’ called 911 to request assistance to help get her son to the hospital for medical care.

In response to the call for help, several Moreno Valley Police Officers arrive at the Lewis home. According to the Lewis family, rather than helping get their son to the hospital, the officers instead used pepper spray on their son and without provocation, unnecessarily attacked their son and attempted to physically restrain him.

According to trial testimony, one officer attempted a carotid restraint (blood choke) on Arthur, Jr., lasting between 20-30 seconds. Arthur was then slammed face down on to the floor, handcuffed and restrained. Despite Mrs. Lewis begging the officers to get off of her son, the deputies placed their knees on the back of his neck and lower back. According to the Lewis’ trial testimony, the deputies told them that, “we know what we’re doing, we do this all the time.” At this time, the Lewis’ testified that they heard their son make a gurgle type of noise and then go limp.

During this time, another deputy unnecessarily came in to the house with his police dog and pulled it up on its leash and hind legs and forced Mr. Lewis down hall and Mrs. Lewis into the kitchen of their own home. The remaining officers then picked up Arthur, Jr., and carried him outside onto the front lawn of the Lewis home where immediately thereafter, the deputies discovered that Arthur, Jr., was dead.

According to Mr. Jackson, “while the amount of money awarded will never come close to compensating this family for their loss, it will help provide the children with funds for their college educations and lifelong needs. Hopefully it will also serve notice to local officials and police agencies that they must follow the rules and treat our citizens with respect. Arthur was a wonderful person and will be missed by everyone…especially his loving family”.

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Contact Mr. Jackson…

Please feel free to contact Mr. Jackson with any questions or comments with this, or any future projects. Let’s make it easy and communicate by email, phone, fax, video conference, office..

Special Note- After Hours and Weekends- Contact my service at 800-661-7044 or 949-855-8751 and let them know you need to speak with me. If I’m available, I’ll take your call!

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Professional Bio- Jon Mitchell “Mitch” Jackson

Jon Mitchell Jackson was recently named Orange County Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association.

Mitch is the founding partner and Senior Litigation Partner of Jackson and Wilson, Inc., a top AV rated firm by Martindale-Hubbell. The firm is also listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, an exclusive listing reserved for the best law firms in the United States.

Mitch has repeatedly been named a Southern California Super Lawyer by Law and Politics Magazine and, has also been awarding a rating of 10.0 or Superb by the national AVVO lawyer rating system.

For the past 15 years or so, Mitch served as a Judge Pro Tem, arbitrator, and mediator, with the Orange County Superior Court. During the past 24 years, he has obtained numerous multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients and is a multiple time member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum (membership limited to those attorneys having obtained million dollar plus verdicts and settlements).

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Contact Info:

Jon Mitchell “Mitch” Jackson

Jackson & Wilson, Inc. (Since 1986)

23161 Mill Creek Drive, Ste 150

Laguna Hills, CA 92653

Tel No. 949.855.8751

Toll Free No. 800.661.7044

Fax No. 949.315.3687

Email: mjackson@jacksonwilson.com

Website: www.jacksonwilson.com

Trial Tips Blog: www.triallawyertips.com

Firm Blog: www.jwlawblog.com

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Update: Senior Partner, Jon Mitchell Jackson, has been named one of Orange County’s 2009 “TOP GUN” Trial Lawyers of the Year for his exceptional trial skills, legal ethics and significant accomplishments in the courtroom (wrongful death). Watch Mitch’s Trial Lawyer of the Year Video Presentation: http://bit.ly/trial-lawyer-of-the-year

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Litigation Scanning

litigation scanning
Just got a challenge?

I start working in a office solution company. We do litigation, copying, scanning and other document management. Please tell me how can i get big contract from the companies. Any ideas of marketing. Currently i am cold calling and send mails to some customers. Please take time to advice
check my www.nationallegaltech.com

Give a couple of speeches at a Rotary Club or at a trade show for your industry. This way your clients will come to you instead of you cold-calling them. It works for me anyway. I found about 60% of my leads by giving speeches at my rotary club (or any type of organization that will let you speak). Worth a shot anyway…

Mike

Matrix Document Imaging

Secure Confidential Files With Legal Document Duplication And Litigation Copying

Part of litigation proceedings is the management, collection, and duplication of papers. Legal document duplication is an important aspect of legal proceedings because privacy policies are of high value for law offices and all parties involved. Any documents gathered before, during, and after any litigation process are scanned, copied, filed, and duplicated so that the entire litigation process goes smoothly.

Legal document duplication is the reproduction of legal files such as lists of evidence, subpoenas, interview transcriptions, audio and video recordings, among others. This process is also known as litigation copying. Litigation copying is not like the normal process of reproducing papers. There’s a little more work involved. For instance, each duplicated legal copy has to be properly labelled and stamped so it doesn’t get mixed up with the originals. Law firms usually have their own stamp so they know that the copy is true and legitimate.

Legal scanning is also a standard procedure for litigation copying. Black and white papers, as well as colored graphics and pictures are scanned, labelled, and then indexed so other copies may be given to all parties.
CopyScan is one good example of a legal document duplication company with 10 years of experience. They offer fast copy, legal scanning, and audio/video duplication services for the everyday needs of law offices. CopyScan also uses Scan to File system that allows direct copying of scanned documents into your computer’s registered IP address for quick access to these legal documents. Scan to File is one of the fastest and secure means for legal scanning and duplication available in the software market.

CopyScan also supports attorney services by providing some parts of the litigation process. Litigation services include the legal scanning and duplication of files from the opposing counsel, and CopyScan does just that. Other litigation services include centralized paper depository, imaging, OCR and OWR, manual and auto-coding, and database creation and indexing. You may also ask if they offer opposing counsel services so you don’t have to go to another company for the duplication and delivery of litigation files.

Legal copying and duplication also covers conversion of old format files into newer formats. Cassette tape recordings can be converted to audio CD files and VHS tapes can be converted to digital CD or DVD file formats. You can have anything converted and duplicated in a short amount of time.

Any kind of document can be duplicated at any time. You can even ask CopyScan to scan and make copies of large documents like blueprints and land surveys. They also offer X-ray services for medical files and documents that require x-ray copies.

CopyScan is HIPAA compliant so you know all procedures are done based on standard operating procedures. Legal copies cannot be left to non compliant companies because you are sure to risk privacy and security of everyone involved.

A good litigation copy service company should be able to provide fast and immediate service for law firms since most, if not all, need to have legal document duplication everyday. What you need to look for (aside from HIPAA compliance) is the ability for fast copy, digital printing, and systematic indexing standards.

Litigation Settlement

litigation settlement

The Difference Between Pre-Settlement and Post-Settlement Funding

Pre and post settlement funding are taken in consideration during and after legal activities or litigations. Most of the time these litigations are health related or based on lawsuits for similar purposes. Just like these two terms imply Pre-Settlement transactions are effective before a decision is reached as far as the verdict concerns, while Post-Settlement transactions are processed after a verdict has been reached.

Having in mind the basic requirements each procedure involves we can infer that post-settlement transactions are much easier to execute due to the fact that the final verdict has been reached. These transactions are made to fund a litigation process providing the means for lawyers and clients to financially survive during a legal procedure.

Institutions tend to charge different fees or rates for each type of funding due to the fact that pre settlement transactions represent an increased risk factor because the results of the litigation are not yet known. Having this condition in mind we can also establish that pre settlement funding entails higher fees due to risk factors. If an injured person is not successful during the litigation the pre-settlement funding doesn’t have to be repaid in full, instead the client only has to pay the amount of the share of the settlement if it is smaller than anticipated.

Another key difference between pre and post settlement procedures is that post settlement funding does not affect special incentives established during litigation. This also represents one of the advantages of one type of funding over the other. Also, pre-settlement funding is somewhat restricted compared to post settlement funding where the money can be utilized “at will” by the plaintiff.

Post settlement funding transactions are legal throughout all states while pre settlement funding is not legal in some states. Post settlement procedures are convenient to both attorneys and clients because it provides the means to solve legal and financial issues and also allows clients to pay medical bills diminishing the effect of such debts.

The truth of the matter is that a considerable amount of resources are needed during legal procedures which take months or even years to reach a conclusion. Not having the financial means to cover attorney and client expenses will definitively truncate the possibilities to reach a favorable decision. Insurance companies and institutions can take on case and reach an unfavorable settlement (to the client) because fighting a case for months at a time is out of the question for most people who don’t know the options available to deal with such instances.

Make sure to go through the details of each transaction with your attorney and company which is going to fund the legal procedure to avoid unexpected situations.

Is Owens Corning going to have to pay big $$ for asbestos litigation settlements?Are they financially healthy?

I am wondering whether they are a good investment…

Try watching Mad Money with Jim Kramer.

M'ville officer paid $ 100K in settlement Millville – A female police officer sued the city and the department's sexual harassment was for 100,000 $ In a settlement earlier this year.