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FEMA aid is now available for Dixie Fire survivors. Aid can include money for temporary housing, for repairs, and for certain personal properly losses. Deadline for registering is October 15. The catches: By and large, FEMA helps only when the loss is uninsured or underinsured. For example, if your
Attorneys have a unique opportunity, not available to others who earn professional fees, to take their contingent legal fees and invest them on a pre-tax and tax-deferred basis to smooth out their income. This article answers some frequently asked questions about attorney fee structures and deferral of contingent legal fees.
Some media outlets have reported that poor visibility from the PG&E Dixie wildfire smoke may have caused the Bombardier Challenger jet crash in Truckee. If true, would that make PG&E liable? Probably not. PG&E is liable to those whose property burned in the Dixie Fire, or those whose property
I was covered for the Dixie Fire under the California FAIR Plan. What now? The good news is that FAIR Plan policies pay for the cash value of your dwelling, and the cash value of its contents. But that’s about it. No rebuilding costs. Most FAIR Plan policies pay
The Dixie Fire is now the second largest wildfire in California history, at nearly 500,000 acres. So far, it has destroyed more than 1000 structures, including 550 homes. It has totally destroyed the town of Greenville. Though the fire boundaries are huge, it’s unlikely that PG&E’s financial liability from the
Eric Bersano interviews Mike Danko about his experience in California Wildfire Litigation: Esquire University – California Wildfire Litigation – Attorney Mike Danko | RSS Podcasting
PG&E now acknowledges that its equipment likely ignited the Dixie Fire. In its July 18 report to state regulators, it admits that there was a power outage, that a troubleman went to investigate, that the troubleman saw a tree leaning against PG&E wires, that the troubleman saw blown fuses on
Q. Representing a large manufacturer, I sent a demand letter threatening to sue its competitor and promising a nasty discovery process that would be the “legal equivalent of a proctology exam.” Did I go too far? …
A Special Needs Trust is a trust that can be created pursuant to federal law whose corpus or any assets held in the trust do not count as resources for purposes of qualifying for Medicaid or SSI. These trusts are an indispensable planning tool for making sure your clients remain eligible for means-based benefits like Medicaid after receiving a settlement. But there are several types of special needs trusts, including a standalone (d)(4)(A) Special Needs Trust, and a (d)(4)(C) trust, commonly known as a pooled trust. What’s the difference, and what’s right for your client?