Yearly Archives: 2015

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Department of Justice announced new settlements under the False Claims Act, one of which affects Alameda, CA laboratory Singulex Inc, say Alameda County qui tam attorneys. Singulex, along with Health Diagnostics Laboratory of Richmond, VA, agreed to pay $48.5 million to settle charges that they violated the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California elder abuse attorneys want to advise family members and loved ones on how to select a caregiver, and signs of elder abuse to watch for. Elder abuse is defined as intentional actions that can cause harm or create serious risk of harm to a vulnerable elder, perpetuated […]

If you can’t be the one to do the hands-on work of taking care of your older relative or family member, you obviously want the next best, most reliable replacement you can find to do the job. Even if you are living with an older parent or grandparent or you […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that it will pay an unidentified whistleblower, a compliance officer, an award of about $1.5 million. This is the second whistleblower award given to an employee with internal audit or compliance responsibilities, after $300,000 was awarded to a compliance officer in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has launched a toll-free line to support senior citizens and advise them on financial matters. The FINRA Securities Helpline for Seniors is designed to help older investors get neutral, informed advice regarding their brokerage accounts and investments, and avoid seniors from becoming […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Department of Justice has announced that it has intervened in a whistleblower lawsuit against one of the nation’s largest nursing home chains, HCR ManorCare. The Department of Justice alleges that HCR ManorCare, a nursing home chain based in Ohio, overbilled Medicare patients. The whistleblower lawsuit was originally […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Insurance companies and their agents may use various schemes to market and sell deferred annuities. California annuity fraud attorneys want to make consumers, and particularly senior citizens, aware of these schemes. To read more about the risks of deferred annuities and how to prevent them, read our previous […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California financial fraud attorneys want to provide consumers with tips, tools, and resources to protect against the risks of purchasing deferred annuities. For more on deferred annuities and their risks, read here: /the-risks-of-deferred-annuities-and-what-youre-really-paying-for/. TIPS TO DETERMINE IF A DEFERRED ANNUITY IS AN APPROPRIATE INVESTMENT FOR YOU: -Research the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deferred annuities are a financial product that delays payments of income until the investor elects to receive them. This type of annuity has two main phases, the savings phase in which you invest money into the account, and the income phase in which the plan is converted into […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California stockbroker fraud attorneys say that the United States government is considering a new rule change that would help prevent stockbroker fraud. The United States government is reportedly considering a rule that would require stockbrokers to put their clients’ interests above their own. This would prevent a stockbroker […]