"Structured Settlements and Periodic Payment Judgments" (S2P2J) is a hardcopy legal textbook co-authored by Daniel W. Hindert, Joseph J. Dehner and Patrick J. Hindert (author of S2KM's blog) and originally published by Law Journal Press in 1985. Since 1985, the co-authors and publisher of S2P2J have written and distributed 40 semi-annual updates. The most recent update (Release 40) marks S2P2J's 20th anniversary and provides this co-author with the incentive and opportunity to review S2P2J Release 40 in an historical context as a series of forthcoming S2KM blog posts. These S2KM blog posts will summarize and highlight topics addressed in Release 40 on a chapter specific basis.
Additional Comments About S2P2J and Release 40:
- S2P2J's primary audience includes attorneys, judges, mediators, professional advisors and product providers who participate as stakeholders in structured settlements, structured settlement transfers, settlement planning and periodic payment judgments;
- Additional information about S2P2J including a summary, the table of contents and "how to order" are available online.
- While each co-author alternately contributes to and updates S2P2J, Joe Dehner was the principle author for Release 40 which features some of Joe's most valuable thinking and commentary about multiple structured settlements topics and developments.
- Many professionals and organizations have assisted the co-authors as guest authors or by contributing valuable information. For Release 40, special thanks to NSSTA and Little, Meyers & Associates for their contributions.
- Release 40 includes substantive updates for the following S2P2J Chapters - several of which will be separately reviewed in subsequent S2P2J blog posts:
- Chapter 1 - Introduction and History
- Chapter 2 - Taxation of Damages
- Chapter 3 - Financing Alternatives
- Chapter 4 - Role and Responsibilities of Defense Counsel
- Chapter 5 - Role and Responsibilities of Plaintiff Counsel
- Chapter 6 - Case Preparation
- Chapter 8 - Case Closing
- Chapter 10 - State Periodic Payment of Judgment Statutes
- Chapter 13 - Environmental Cases
- Chapter 14 - Workers Compensation Cases
- For an overview of the structured settlement market, see this earlier S2KM blog post.
- For a summary of S2P2J Release 39 (which featured a new Chapter 16 titled: "Transfers of Structured Settlement Payment Rights"), see this earlier S2KM blog post.
- For summaries of the most recent S2P2J releases, see S2KM's website.
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