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ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Healthcare Providers and the SEC According to an SEC investigation, a health insurance provider has been using illegal severance agreement that attempt to gag ex-employees who might consider becoming whistleblowers. The agreements, which were changed after the passage of the Dodd-Frank act, make former employees waive their right […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Fraud 2016 has been a year that saw increased focus and attention brought to the issue of elder abuse in the United States, both at the Federal Level and within California, new laws and regulations have been passed to try to prevent seniors from being the targets […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Sexual Elder Abuse A significant portion of the elderly population of the United States ends up spending some time in a nursing home as they get older. It may be a brief stay to recover from surgery, moving to a retirement community when it becomes difficult to look […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER AXA Equitable AXA, a massive international financial company, is among the largest insurance companies on the planet. Operating through a large number of subsidiaries and brands in various countries around the globe, AXA owns a significant portion of the life, health, and property insurance policies held by consumers […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unlicensed Insurance Brokers Our Santa Clara annuity fraud attorneys can tell you that seniors are already at risk when dealing with licensed brokers. High commissions, surrender penalties, hidden costs and fees: there are any number of dangers even when buying an annuity from the “safe” sources. However, the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Do Whole Life Polices Cost Consumers More than they Make? Whole Life insurance is one of the two main categories of Life Insurance, the other being Term. Whole life and Term Life are exactly what they wound like: the latter is only in effect for a set time […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Effect of Arbitration Clauses on consumer Protection The rise of arbitration clauses over the last few decades has meant two different things to two different parties: for corporate attorneys, arbitration clauses allow them to circumvent the long, arduous, and costly process of a civil trial. By consolidating […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER FINRA Ban’s a Broker for Improper Variable Annuity Sales FINRA, the financial Industry Regulatory Authority, is meant to help keep investors safe in the market for financial products. While many of their high-profile actions involve fines and corrections against major companies, they are also empowered to take actions […]

Protect Your Parents against Financial Fraud As your parents age, they become vulnerable too. Therefore, they saved money their entire lives for different purposes: retirement, legacy, etc. They are the perfect target for financial fraud, one of the most prominent types of elder abuse case. Often, the culprits are one […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understanding The Nursing Care System It’s generally understood that nursing homes are meant to provide care and comfort to elderly citizens no longer able to live by themselves. We hope and believe that our loved ones are ministered to by a sizeable, well-trained staff and that they are […]