Category: Class Action

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Johnson & Johnson settles baby powder cancer lawsuit for $72 million In a major consumer rights case, where a woman with ovarian cancer alleged that her condition was due to the use of Johnson & Johnson talcum based products, including baby powder and Shower to Shower, the defendants […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Potentially Pitfalls of the Annuity There’s a lot of contention surrounding the annuity, an increasingly common financial product as the population ages. Opinions range from embracing the product to utterly disavowing it. There’s one thing that both sides of the argument can agree on: the wrong annuity […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Ins and Outs of the Annuity Who’s paying for your annuity? If you own an annuity or are thinking or purchasing one, you probably know what’s supposed to happen with your money. You pay a lump sum up front, and the company you purchased it from guarantees […]

Whole Life Insurance So You Want to Know About Life Insurance It’s likely that at some point, you’ve either purchased or considered purchasing life insurance. Family, friends, and most financial advisors will advise you to consider it, particularly as you approach retirement. Some companies buy it for their employees, or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Final Arbiter What is arbitration? Though you may not know what arbitration is, you’ve almost certainly agreed to it. Mandatory arbitration has been a common feature of contracts for years: buried deep in the iTunes renewal contract or a cable provider’s paperwork, there’s probably a clause that […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whole Life Insurance and How to Escape It Somewhere in the vicinity of 60 percent of people living in the United States have some sort of life insurance. Insurance companies collect millions in revenue off the policies, and most people agree that it’s important to own. Getting one […]

Hospital in California Allegedly Involved in a Healthcare Fraud Including Kickbacks, Justice Claims $600 Million in Return ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER In California, the Pacific Hospital is involved in a healthcare fraud case with an alleged $600 million in falsified billing in an eight-year period. The scheme was allegedly created by the […]

California Annuity Fraud Attorneys Discuss Transparency in Annuities ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER If you or someone you know is the owner of an annuity, you know firsthand exactly how confusing and complex those products can be. Buying one involves mountains of paperwork and piles of money. Annuities are major investments, and some […]

Transamerica, Fidelity and Guarantee, and Gambling with your Life ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER There’s a reason Life Insurance is considered a safe bet. For over a century, these policies have been among the most carefully regulated in the financial world. Insurers like Transamerica, Allstate, and Fidelity and Guarantee are obligated to have […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER San Francisco Annuity Fraud Attorneys Explain Why the World is Turning on Annuities What’s going on with annuities? It seems like annuities are suddenly at the center of a whirlwind in the financial industry. A scathing report by Senator Elizabeth Warren, a story in Forbes: just what is […]