ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Be An Advocate For Older Loved Ones And Neighbors  Act On Any Suspicions Of Abuse How Counsel Can Help The pandemic has greatly increased reported incidents of financial elder or dependent adult abuse here in San Francisco and throughout California.   Forced isolation as a result of the coronavirus […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER CFTC Alleges Fraud On Investors Agency Alleges Fraudulent Solicitation And Registration Investor Money Allegedly Spent By Fund Promoter The U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) oversees trading in commodities, options, futures and currencies.  See Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. and 17 C.F.R. Part 1 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Ninth Circuit Revives Important Claim  “Fraud on the FDA” Claim How False Claims Cases Work Individuals with credible, original information of false claims made to government agencies for payments and reimbursements can bring actions on behalf of the government against the offending companies under the federal False Claims […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Dangers For Seniors Questionable Sales Tactics And Inadequate Disclosures Replacement Transactions Can Be Costly Financial elder abuse includes the sale to seniors of unsuitable insurance products.  These unsuitable insurance products include deferred annuities, complex contracts with high fees and significant penalties, known as surrender charges, if you need […]

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 […]