ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it will make another payment to the first whistleblower that got a reward.  The agency made its first reward payment to a whistleblower in 2012.  One of the provisions contained in the 2010 Dodd-Frank legislation is designed to reward whistleblowers for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A recent nursing home abuse case in Los Angeles has completed its journey through the legal system.  Unfortunately, the Los Angeles County Public Health Department has yet to finish their investigation into the matter.  This case illustrates the problem with the growing backlog of incomplete investigations into nursing […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Recent gains in the stock market have been a source of optimism for investors.  The rising stock market has also broadened the appeal of certain investments that are linked to stock performance.  Two kinds of life insurance policies that connect benefits to stocks are variable universal life and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A Los Angeles area insurance agent accused of defrauding senior citizens was sentenced to five years in jail and ordered by the court to pay $1.2 million to compensate his victims.  He will serve his lockup time at the Los Angeles County Jail.   He was accused of participating […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was put in place to curb financial fraud.  One of the provisions contained in the Dodd-Frank legislation is designed to reward whistleblowers for coming forward and reporting fraudulent activity against the government.  The Securities and Exchange Commission is […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER There have been three recent cases involving missing dementia patients in California.  Patients with dementia could have memory loss and impaired reasoning.  Assisted living facilities must take care to make sure that patients with dementia do not walk away from the premises.  Caring for a dementia patient at […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Consumers would like to see a class action lawsuit against DirecTV for charging early termination fees/penalties without the consumers consent go to trial.  DirecTV would prefer that a California appeals court send the lawsuit to arbitration and to take away the consumers constitutional right to jury trial.  DirecTV […]

A recent article from the January edition of the New Yorker has highlighted some of the most prevalent scams to be reported so far this year, all of which target older Americans, over the age of 60. These schemes pinpoint weaknesses and vulnerabilities in older people, and prey on unsuspecting […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A whistleblower who filed suit against JP Morgan will receive $63.9 million in reward money.  JP Morgan agreed to settle the allegations by paying $614 million to the government.  The lawsuit alleged that JP Morgan defrauded the government into insuring ineligible home loans.  The settlement resolves the charges […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration oversees certain whistleblower programs.  There are twenty two whistleblower statutes covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).  Whistleblowers are now able to file complaints online.  This provides another way for whistleblowers that have been retaliated against […]