Monthly Archives: May 2020

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California Law On Duty Of “Highest Good Faith” For Spouses Prohibition of Taking Unfair Advantage In any transaction between married persons in California each spouse is subject to “a duty of the highest good faith and fair dealing” and prohibited from taking “any unfair advantage of the other.” […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California Law On Gifts to Care Custodians Tightening the Marriage Exemption California law presumes that gifts by an elder or dependent adult to their care custodian are the product of undue influence and void, unless the undue influence presumption is overcome by clear and convincing evidence to the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Can Strike Any Senior Isolated Seniors Are Most At Risk What To Watch Out For Statistics show that all seniors are vulnerable to financial exploitation but isolated seniors are at particular risk of. These risks are  intensified as we shelter in place. Caregivers, spouses, boyfriends […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wants Whistleblower Help Blowing The Whistle On Fraud Millions Lose Money To Ponzi Schemes Millions of people lose money every year to Ponzi schemes, which can include lawful investments like securities, commodities, and virtual currencies.  The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rewards individuals […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Interest Rates On Annuity Pay-Outs Hitting Record Lows Beware Teaser Rates The interest rates for annuity payouts to policyholders are reaching records lows. In a plunging interest rate environment, carriers and agents offer “teaser” rates that promise a better return than is available elsewhere, like on a CD. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wants Whistleblower Help Individuals May Submit Reward Claims Information Can Lead To Investigation Even If Not Exact The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rewards individuals who provide original information to the CFTC of fraud in the trading of commodities and precious metals like […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Fraudulent Billing And Illegal Kickbacks For Medicine Whistleblowers Rewarded For Blowing Whistle Healthcare fraud is the largest kind of fraud perpetrated against the government year in and year out. Wrongdoers include pharmaceutical companies, compounding pharmacies, hospitals and nursing homes, physician groups, clinical laboratories, device manufacturers and others. Private […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Annuities are Long-Term Insurance Policies Do Not Be Rushed Into An Annuity Commissions, Fees And Surrender Charges Our lawyers recommend avoiding annuities of any kind, especially for seniors, because sales commissions are high, policies tie up your money for many years, and returns are routinely not as high […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 2019: Government Recovers Over $2.1 Billion in False Claims Whistleblower Cases Whistleblowers Rewarded $ 265 Million DOJ Shares Priorities For 2020 The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained more than $3 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Can Strike Any Senior Dementia Sufferers At High Risk Abuser Targets Dementia Patient’s Real Estate Caregivers, spouses, boyfriends or girlfriends, insurance agents, financial advisors, trustees, conservators, and persons acting pursuant to Powers of Attorney can all be financial predators. Complete strangers can be abusers too. […]