ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Enhanced Remedies For Victims Include Attorneys’ Fees Awards Appellate Court Broadens Attorneys’ Fees Awards The California Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act, the “Elder Abuse Act,” protects elders against financial and other abuse “by providing enhanced remedies which encourage private, civil enforcement of laws against elder […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Government Rewards Whistleblowers Reporting Healthcare Fraud Unnecessary, Unsupervised and Unaccredited Practices When the government pays for medical services through Medicare, Medicaid or other programs, the provider is bound by government rules related to those services. The government is defrauded when the provider breaks those rules but charges the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER More And More Employers Selling Off Pension Obligations Insurance Carriers Buy Up Plans Putting Benefits At Risk COVID-19 has shattered the US economy and recovery may take decades according to some economists. For seniors and those approaching retirement the effect of the collapse on retirement savings and pension […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understand The Drawbacks of Fixed Indexed Annuities Insurance Policies Not Investments Do Not Be Rushed Into A Sale The current bear market and COVID-19 economic downfall have insurance agents out pushing fixed indexed annuities as a blend of safety and upside opportunity should the market turn around. Don’t […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Isolated Seniors Are Prey To Greedy Caregivers The Effects Can Be Devastating Greedy caregivers who steal from their elderly patients will really stop at nothing once they get started. Often, the theft begins slowly with relatively small amounts of cash or unauthorized purchases. Almost inevitably, the theft escalates. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understand Returns, Costs, and Penalties Resist Hard Sell Tactics Especially “Free Lunch” Seminars! Our litigators recommend against annuities for any older consumers because commissions and fees are high, returns on your money are calculated to benefit the carrier not you, and the contracts tie up your money for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Environmental and Securities Fraud by Biofuel Industry Whistleblower Rewarded For Blowing Whistle Private citizens who bring any kind of fraud against the government to light are rewarded under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. (FCA), when the government recovers. The fraud may include false […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wants Whistleblower Help Blowing The Whistle On Fraud CFTC Announces Large Whistleblower Award The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rewards individuals who provide original information to the CFTC about fraudulent trading schemes in futures, options, foreign currency, virtual currency and commodities like […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2020 Staying In Touch More Important Than Ever Elders Suffering From COVID-19 Today, June 15, is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Each year, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day reminds us of the shared values of elder justice and improving quality of life for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Government Wants Whistleblower Help Blowing The Whistle On Fraud Bringing Securities, Lending, and Banking Fraud to Light The government rewards citizens who blow the whistle on any kind of fraud perpetrated by financial institutions like banks, brokerage firms, and mortgage lenders. Often, a single fraudulent scheme, like violating […]