Month: April 2019

Setting up a qualified settlement fund is relatively simple.

The popular heart drug valsartan may have been contaminated with carcinogen NDMA for as long as four years before anyone discovered the problem.

As we say often at the Bairs Foundation, tragedy does not discriminate. Anyone can suddenly face an emergency that comes with a huge price tag — an appliance on the fritz, a lay-off at work, or much worse: a catastrophic injury. Unfortunately, few Americans can…

Transvaginal mesh litigation ranks as one of the largest mass tort cases in U.S. history. Trial lawyers have taken mesh manufacturers to task after 100,000 women suffered injuries from having these defective mesh products surgically implanted to repair pelvic organ prolapse. Last week, a long-overdue…

If you’re approaching settlement in your client’s sexual assault case, it’s important to know what will happen come tax season.

If passed, H.R. 2212 would give claimants and plaintiffs a voice as they undergo the very important process of settlement planning in their case.

A qualified settlement fund (QSF) is an escrow account that offers benefits to the plaintiff, the defendant, AND the attorney.

Dear Colleagues, Friends, and Stakeholders of Civil Justice, Our foundation is pleased to share this year’s cofounders’ letter. We think that the protection and guidance that litigants receive during the course of their lawsuit speaks volumes about our Seventh Amendment and the Civil Justice system…

April 2 is Equal Pay Day, which marks the point in the new year to which women must work to earn what men earned just in the previous year. It is also the day that Lori Andrus and Jennie Lee Anderson called out Disney for…

A settlement award in a personal injury suit can be very helpful, but it’s a proper settlement plan that ensures the money lasts well into the future.