ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company Annuities Nationwide’s New Heights© Products J.P. Morgan MOZAIC I and MOZAIC II Investment Strategies Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company, part of the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Group, issues various types of deferred annuities throughout the State of California.  Nationwide’s deferred annuity products […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Numerous Unauthorized Online Transfers Over $300,000 Missing From Elderly Couple’s Accounts Accused Of Forgeries And Fraudulent Transfers While all seniors are potential victims of financial elder abuse, seniors under the care of in-home caregivers or other strangers in their homes are particularly vulnerable to financial elder abuse. This […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Getting Your Money Back Is Costly You Do Not Control How Your Money Is Invested Returns Diminished By Commissions, Fees And Caps Deferred annuities are long-term insurance contracts which require you to lose control over your investment, and some annuities may earn little to no interest.  If you […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accused Of Fraudulent Debit Card Use 1 ½ Years Of Fraud Alleged 76-Year-Old Victim Unauthorized use of credit and debit cards is a prevalent form of financial elder abuse of the elderly.  Dishonest caregivers and others who access a senior’s cards and PIN (or create a PIN through […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Important Appellate Decision For Mandated Reporters Caregiver Malicious Prosecution Suit Overturned No Liability For Reporters One of the most important protections for older and dependent adults under the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act is that certain individuals, referred to as “mandated reporters,” are required by […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER False Claims For Medicaid Payments Alleged Accused Of Inadequate Staffing And No Hot Water Licensing Irregularities Healthcare fraud, including fraud against Medicare and Medicaid, is the biggest kind of fraud perpetrated against the government.  When the targeted patients are elders, such fraud cases may also constitute elder abuse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Victim’s Daughter Notified Police Of Suspicious Activity Change Of Address Of Bank Account To Caregiver’s Home Suspicious Withdrawals And Missing Statements Unauthorized debit and credit card charges are common forms of financial elder abuse.  Dishonest caregivers with access to checks and debit and credit cards are often the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Befriended Elderly Couple Relative Contacts Police About Suspicious Activity Fraudulent Loan And Unauthorized Purchases Alleged The elderly are potential victims of financial elder abuse in their own homes by dishonest, greedy caregivers or other strangers working for them.  Sometimes the theft is as straightforward as taking cash […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Dependent Adult Allegedly Left On Floor For Nine Days Caregiver Indicted For Second Degree Murder Hospital Nursing Supervisor Alerted Police Too frequently, heartbreaking stories of dependent adult and elder abuse appear in the news.  On such story involved the death of a homebound dependent and disabled adult who […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $300,000 Missing From Accounts Of Two Dementia Patients Residents Of Assisted Care Facility Bills Unpaid, Threatening Their Eviction Powers of Attorney (POAs) are incredibly important – and powerful – legal instruments.  Sometimes, they are absolutely essential when the principal needs their appointed agent to take over the principal’s […]