How Much of Your Settlement Will Go to the IRS?
After the $7.8 billion settlement with BP for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill concluded, some plaintiffs found out too late that they had to pay…
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Do I Owe Taxes on My Settlement?
Plaintiffs who are approaching settlement in certain cases may find an unexpected drawback at the conclusion of their lawsuit: the money they receive is taxable.…
What Workers’ Compensation Actually Means
We have all seen those commercials for law firms that help injured people obtain their workers’ compensation benefits when obstacles arise. However, if you have…
Findings from This Year’s ‘The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap’
In a previous post, I had noted that according to the 2015 Survey on Retention and Promotion of Women in Law Firms by the National…
Negotiating the Resolution of a 3rd Party Liability Case Involving a Work Injury
Many catastrophic work injuries occur every year, affecting men and women in professions ranging from construction to scaffold, roadside, shipyard, rail and more. With these…