September 8, 2022
Who can be a defendant in an action brought under Section 502(a)(3) of ERISA?
ERISA self-funded plans are becoming more and more aggressive about asserting their reimbursement rights when one of their members has …The post Personal Injury Attorney May Be Sued by ERISA Plan for Funds in Attorney’s Possession appeared first on Synergy
Rasa Fumagalli, JD, MSCC, CMSP-F
Personal injury settlements rarely make an injury victim whole. In light of this, cost management decisions factor into the strategy of the case. For example, while both life care plans and medical cost projection reports …The post Maximizing Personal Injury Recoveries While Limiting Case-Related Costs appeared first on Synergy Settlement Services.
In episode 30 of Trial Lawyer view, host and Synergy CEO, Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., CSSC, MSCC had an engaging conversation with Michael Walrath, Esq., Synergy’s Director of Medical Bill Clinic and they discuss what led him to …The post Michael Walrath on TLV Podcast appeared first on Synergy Settlement Services.
August 11, 2022
Evelynn Passino, J.D.
For clients with public benefits, closing out their case is not as simple as issuing a check for their net recovery. If the client has Medicare or will be eligible soon, then steps must …The post Complying with the Medicare Secondary Payer Act When a Client has Public Benefits appeared first on Synergy Settlement
August 1, 2022
By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC
You might ask yourself, why hire experts to assist with lien resolution when I can do it myself. You also might ask whether it is ethically permissible to outsource lien …The post Outsourcing of Lien Resolution for Personal Injury Law Firms: The Why & Ethical Issues appeared first on Synergy
In episode 29 of Trial Lawyer view, host and Synergy CEO, Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., CSSC, MSCC had an engaging conversation with Kate Conway from Powers Rogers. In this edition, they talk about her background in psychology …The post Kate Conway on TLV Podcast appeared first on Synergy Settlement Services.
July 21, 2022
Rasa Fumagalli, JD, MSCC, CMSP-F
Netflix’s new baking competition show “Is it Cake” challenges judges to identify which of two identical objects is edible and which is not. Attorneys settling cases involving work-related injuries may find themselves …The post Is it Workers’ Compensation or Liability? appeared first on Synergy Settlement Services.
In episode 28 of Trial Lawyer view, host and Synergy CEO, Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., CSSC, MSCC had an engaging conversation with female powerhouse trial lawyer, Margaret P. Battersby Black from Levin & Perconti Attorneys at Law. …The post Margaret Battersby Black on TLV Podcast appeared first on Synergy Settlement Services.
Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., CSSC, MSCC
June 9, 2022
On June 6th, 2022, the United States Supreme Court decided in a 7-2 decision to allow Florida Medicaid, pursuant to Section 409.910 of the Florida Statutes, to recover its lien …
The post Gallardo v. Marstiller: Medicaid Liens-Undoing of Ahlborn appeared first on Synergy Settlement Services.
June 9, 2022
The “reasonable value” of healthcare is an issue that weaves throughout our entire system. Even so, there’s no concrete definition of what exactly is “reasonable value”. Dr. Gerard Anderson of Johns Hopkins University School …The post Hospital Liens and the Reasonable Value of Care appeared first on Synergy Settlement Services.