Yearly Archives: 2014

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER At age 59, Janet Keyzer decided to become a whistleblower against her employer, the University of California at Davis, and in return for this career ending decision, the whistleblower was awarded $730,000 from a jury verdict on Monday. A former administrative nurse, Keyzer was fired from the nation’s […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whistleblowers brought two False Claims Act lawsuits for Medicare fraud against UnitedHealth Group, Inc. the first in 2011 and the second in 2014. On August 28, 2014, the Department of Justice joined the two complaints against UnitedHealth. In both lawsuits, whistleblowers alleged that UnitedHealth billed Medicare for hospice […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER In 2011, the corporate world faced a huge shock – the Securities and Exchange Commission was ordered to create a program by Congress to allow anonymous reporting of securities violations and protection for those who reported misconduct, also known as “whistleblowing.” Whistleblowers no longer had to fear employer […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER At the next legislative session in September 2014, many bills within the RCFE Reform Act are up for debate. Two have already been signed into law. Another three are on Governor Brown’s desk. Many more are alive and awaiting a decision. See the following list for a comprehensive […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Many elders fall victim to fraud through trickery and deceit. However, studies show that aging hampers decision-making abilities due to mental impairment, resulting in a lack of capacity to detect fraud. How do we make decisions? We rely on the part of our brain known as the ventromedial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Astonishingly, even before completing discovery, or trial, one of two federal fraud suits against Omnicare has returned an unprecedented settlement, a staggering $124 million. The two qui tam suits filed against Omnicare are: United States ex rel Gale v. Omnicare, Inc., and United States ex rel Silver v. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California elder abuse lawyers are glad to note that families will soon no longer need to worry about placing their loved ones in assisted living facilities or nursing homes due to lack of liability insurance. On August 15, 2014, Governor Brown signed into law AB 1523, now known […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California and San Francisco elder abuse lawyers caution people to be aware of any possible elder abuse happening to their loved ones. Elder abuse is more prevalent than one may think. If you notice or feel like something is amiss about your loved ones, such as a messy […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER On January 28, 2013 Senator Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, delivered correspondence to the Internal Revenue Service with suggestions on how to improve the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006. The IRS admitted receiving numerous letters expressing sentiments that largely mirrored those raised by the Iowa senator. While […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Courts have lowered the level of proof required by employees who want to report a potential fraud or securities violation of the Sarbanes-Oxley act. The 2nd Circuit recently decided in the case of Nielsen v. AECOM Technology Corp that a new “reasonable person” standard would apply to Sarbanes-Oxley […]