How 1024(b)(4) Requests Can Transform Your ERISA Lien Negotiations
Understand ERISA lien rules, including McCutchen and plan interpretation strategies, and how trial lawyers can improve personal injury recoveries through smarter lien resolution.
Category: ERISA
Self-Funded vs. Fully Insured: Why This Distinction Can Save Your Client Thousands
Understand ERISA lien rules, including McCutchen and plan interpretation strategies, and how trial lawyers can improve personal injury recoveries through smarter lien resolution.
What Every Trial Lawyer Needs to Know About ERISA Liens
Understand ERISA lien rules, including McCutchen and plan interpretation strategies, and how trial lawyers can improve personal injury recoveries through smarter lien resolution.
Why Reimbursement Agreements in ERISA Plans Matter for Trial Lawyers
Trial lawyers often face challenges when ERISA plans require clients to sign reimbursement agreements. This post explains the risks, legal context, and strategies to protect client recoveries.
Effective ERISA Lien Reduction Strategies
Navigating ERISA liens is complex, but the right strategies can make a difference. From determining plan funding status to leveraging equitable defenses, attorneys can reduce lien obligations and protect client settlements.
Why Lien Resolution Isn’t Your Firm’s Core Competency—and Why Outsourcing Matters
Personal injury attorneys thrive in the courtroom, not in the weeds of lien resolution. Yet firms that keep lien resolution in-house often face lost time, financial risk, and diminished client outcomes. From navigating Medicare, Medicaid, and ERISA liens to negotiating with aggressive recovery vendors, this work requires specialized expertise. By outsourcing lien resolution, firms can protect client recoveries, avoid ethical pitfalls, and free up resources to focus on advocacy and trial preparation. Learn how partnering with experts ensures compliance, efficiency, and stronger results for your clients.
The Hidden Cost of Post-Resolution Lien Chaos—and Why Trial Lawyers Can’t Afford to Ignore It
When a personal injury case settles, the fight isn’t always over. Unresolved healthcare liens can delay client disbursements, create ethical risks, and drain law firm resources. Discover why post-resolution lien chaos threatens both clients and trial lawyers—and how proactive lien resolution safeguards recoveries, compliance, and peace of mind.
Why ERISA Plan Language Is the Hidden Battlefield in Lien Resolution
Navigating the intricacies of subrogation and reimbursement for ERISA-governed health plans demands a comprehensive understanding of statutory frameworks, plan documentation, and pertinent case law.
Navigating ERISA Plan Subrogation and Reimbursement: Strategies for Reductions
Navigating the intricacies of subrogation and reimbursement for ERISA-governed health plans demands a comprehensive understanding of statutory frameworks, plan documentation, and pertinent case law.