The Philadelphia Business Journal reported that the Pennsylvania-based company filed for bankruptcy in the U. S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware. In December, Wentworth laid off 120 of its 200 employees and closed its Las Vegas office. J.G. Wentworth, founded in 1991, is owned by New York-based JLL Partners and buys structured settlements, annuities and life…
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Now that the good weather is finally arriving, let’s talk about sensible cycling. With all the regularly scheduled group rides in this area, being a “solo speedster,” may not be the smartest move. It could be a recipe for a knee injury, back injury, head injury or a fatal bike crash. Very few athletes have…
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Yesterday, Doug Landau wrote a post about a Woodbridge lawyer who settled hundreds of cases without telling his clients or their families. Attorney Stephen Conrad then went bankrupt, was sentenced to 132 months in jail according to the FBI website and his practice is now in receivership. Many of his clients will either not get…
Continue readingAfter a Prince William County lawyer stole millions of dollars from clients, the Virginia State bar is reconsidering a Payee Notification Rule. Stephen Conrad settled hundreds of car crash, premises liability and other accidental injury cases and did not tell his clients. Furthermore, very few of this lawyer’s clients received notice that there was going…
Continue readingAccording to the April 2009, American Association for Justice Law Reporter, the Plaintiff was an infant when he and his mother moved into an apartment building built before 1960. When the child was 21 months old, blood testing revealed his blood lead concentration to be almost four times the allowable limit. He now has severe…
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