ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Indexed Universal Life Insurance Pacific Life IULs Insurance agents and financial advisors sell indexed universal life insurance (IULs) primarily as savings vehicles for the future. Our lawyers recommend against these costly, complicated policies, and advise you to be prepared when an agent recommends one. Pacific Life Insurance Company […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Catching Nursing Home Abuse on Cameras Using Surveillance Cameras to Monitor Care Families of loved ones abused or neglected in nursing homes are increasingly turning on in-room cameras to monitor care. More than 1.3 million Americans live in nursing homes. Their loved ones watch stories of neglect, abuse, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understand What An Agent Is Trying To Sell You Resist High-Pressure Sales Annuities Are Expensive, Complicated Insurance Products A recent study shows only 27% of Americans believe they will be financially secure in retirement. Insurance agents dwell on statistics like that, especially when luring older consumers into annuities. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Single Trip Travelex Travel Insurance Plans Cancellations, Coverages, and Refunds Ever bought travel insurance before going on a big trip? Did you cancel your trip before departure?  Travel insurance is intended to reimburse those who have unforeseen circumstances either prevent or ruin their trip. One of the world’s […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Overmedication A Real Danger For All Seniors Nursing Home Residents and Anti-Psychotic Drugs Overmedication of nursing home residents has become a terrible problem in this country. Many of the drugs are unnecessary. One recent study concluded that nursing homes administer unnecessary antipsychotic drugs to 179,000 patients every week. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors Targets of Financial Elder Abuse If You’re a Victim, We Can Help Unscrupulous stockbrokers, insurance agents, financial advisors and retirement planners all prey on seniors with money to invest. Seniors are natural targets as they hold 1/3 of the nation’s wealth. Seniors may also be more receptive […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Appellate Win for False Claims Whistleblower Whistleblowers won a recent victory in the Ninth Circuit, where the Court reinstated a false claims whistleblower case alleging false claims under Medicare. See US ex rel. Geraldine Godecke v. Kinetic Concepts, Inc., et al, No. 18-55246 (9th Cir. Sept. 6, 2019).[1] […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Risk of Financial Elder Abuse by Caregivers Spotting Financial Elder Abuse Earlier this summer police arrested the former caregiver of late Marvel Comic creator Stan Lee on charges of fiduciary elder abuse,and embezzling artwork, cash, and other assets, worth over $5 million.[1] Months before he died, Lee had […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understand What An Agent Is Trying To Sell You Resist High-Pressure Sales Annuities Are Expensive, Complicated Insurance Products Based on years of litigation experience, our lawyers recommend consumers, especially senior consumers, avoid annuities and certain types of life insurance contracts, like indexed universal life insurance. Research reinforces that […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wants Whistleblower Help Commission Issues Alert on Bank Secrecy Act Violations The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) actively seeks whistleblower help in overseeing commodities and futures trading and in enforcing anti-money laundering laws. The CFTC rewards whistleblowers whose information that leads to prosecution […]