Monthly Archives: May 2021

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alarming Spike In Abuse And Neglect Cases  Profit Motive Leads To Understaffing And Other Dangers Protecting Your Loved Ones In Homes Increasingly skilled nursing facilities in the State of California are run as for-profit businesses. Of the 1200 skilled nursing facilities (commonly, nursing homes) in the State, approximately […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER False Claims Act Whistleblower Ruling Court Expands Protections Continued Retaliation Against Former Employees Cases brought against companies that defraud the federal government are brought under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. Cases under the FCA may be brought by the government, but are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cases Physical And Financial Elder Abuse Up During Pandemic Signs Of Elder Abuse To Look For Protecting Senior Loved Ones Elder abuse can take many forms. It can be in the form of physical abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse, financial abuse or neglect and abandonment. California law defines each […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER IRS Made 169 Whistleblower Awards In 2020 $86.6 Million Awarded Last Year Whistleblower Protections From Employer Retaliation The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Office pays money to people who blow the whistle on corporations who fail to pay the tax that they owe.  The Whistleblower Office continues encourages […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations of Improper Billing Patient Blew Whistle On Fraud Whistleblower Will Receive Reward Healthcare fraud is the largest form of fraud against the federal government.  Typically, the fraud is against Medicare or Medicaid, and patients or persons who work in the companies defrauding the government may discover the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deferred Annuities Not A Prudent Investment For Seniors Dangers In The Details Beware Of High Surrender Charges Deferred annuities come in various forms, but insurance agents target senior consumers with one type of deferred annuity in particular known as the fixed indexed annuity (FIAs) marketed under different trade […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Watching Over The Vulnerable Who Cannot Advocate For Themselves  Neglect, Abuse And Falsified Records Caught On Film Arrests Based on Camera Footage More than 400,000 Californians are cared for in approximately 1230 licensed long-term care facilities in the State of California.  Two thirds of those residents rely on […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Granddaughter Reports Alleged Abuse To Police Aide Arrested For Allegedly Striking Patient Protecting Your Senior Loved Ones In Nursing Homes Nursing home residents, particularly those with dementia are at risk of abuse, neglect or sexual assault and rape.  It is a sad reality that seniors can be so […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER SEC Alert: Stories From The Front Line Major Red Flag: Spectacular Returns and “Guarantees” Seek Help If You Have Been Defrauded One significant forms of financial elder abuse is the sale to seniors of unsuitable insurance products.  These products, such as deferred annuities and some unsuitable life insurance […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elders Encouraged To Liquidate Retirement Savings  $2.7 Million Scheme Targeted Older Investors Scheme Continued For Six Years In a Ponzi scheme, fraudsters use money they collect from new investors to pay existing investors. What appears to be a return on your investment is actually money from another investor […]