NFL Concussion Settlement: Race-Norming, Fraud, and Your Claim
A testing formula made it harder for Black retirees to qualify. Separately, law firms got $95 million in fraudulent claims approved before anyone noticed.
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Settlement Money & Liens
What actually happens to settlement money: which parts are taxable, the medical liens and subrogation claims paid out of it, lump sum versus structured settlements, protecting means-tested benefits, and the real cost of lawsuit funding.
Guides in Settlement Money & Liens
Settling a Child's Injury Claim: Court Approval Rules
A parent cannot simply accept and spend a child's settlement. Most states require a judge to approve it and restrict where the money goes.
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Filing a Claim in a Class Action or Mass Tort Settlement
Being eligible for a settlement and actually getting paid are two different things — the claim form, proof requirements and deadline are what connect them.
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Is Your Injury Settlement Marital Property in a Divorce?
Most states split a settlement by what it actually compensates, not by whose name is on the check — and a joint bank account can undo that protection.
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Lump Sum or Structured Settlement: How to Actually Decide
Structured settlements aren't all-or-nothing, and the secondary market for selling future payments has real legal protections most people don't know exist.
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Medical Liens & Subrogation: What Comes Out of Your Settlement
Medicare, Medicaid, ERISA plans and hospitals can all claim repayment from your settlement. The doctrines that limit them, and how those claims get reduced.
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Settlements and Medicaid/SSI: The Special Needs Trust
A settlement can silently terminate Medicaid or SSI unless structured first. What's means-tested, and how a special needs trust protects both.
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Are Personal Injury Settlements Taxable? (2026 Guide)
Which parts of an injury settlement the IRS can tax: the physical injury exclusion, why punitive damages and interest are taxable, and the deduction trap.
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Pre-Settlement Funding & Lawsuit Loans: The Real Cost (2026)
How pre-settlement advances work: why they are not regulated as loans, how compounding fees consume a recovery, and the cheaper alternatives first.
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