ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Submission Of False Diagnosis Codes Provider Allegedly Failed To Monitor Compliance Office Staff Member Blew Whistle  Health care fraud against private insurers and government programs like Medicare and Medicaid (called Medi-Cal here in California) amounts to billions every year. Every year private individuals recoup more of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Neighbor Allegedly Manipulated Elder’s Trust To Become Beneficiary Court Awards Double Damages Deceased Victim’s Niece Brought Trust Contest Californians create trusts to avoid probate expenses and delays at their death and provide for management of their assets if they become incapacitated.  Trusts are a good way to protect […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Retaliation Takes Serious Toll On Whistleblowers  Potent Remedies In Whistleblower Protection Laws Burden Of Proof And Damages All too often, whistleblowers who disclose fraud to their employers, law enforcement, or government agencies suffer retaliation by their employers.  Whistleblower retaliation takes a serious toll on whistleblowers and their families […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER SEC Whistleblower Awards Now Over $ 1 Billion Two Whistleblowers Awarded $114 Million For Assisting Investigation SEC Has Awarded Over 200 Individual Whistleblowers  Assistance and information from whistleblowers who know of possible securities law violations are among the most powerful weapons in the law enforcement arsenal of the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Five-Year Scheme Targeted Retirees $25 Million In Losses To More Than 300 Victims Financial Advisor Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison Unscrupulous financial advisors, insurance agents and retirement planners (among others) often target seniors with their fraudulent schemes.  Typically, the approach is to offer a senior an investment […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Negligence Allegedly Behind Death Of  86-Year-Old  Accusations Of Abandonment Of Assisted Care Facility Resident Family Recourse For Neglect And Abuse Physical and emotional abuse, neglect, and abandonment are all forms of elder abuse that nursing home and assisted care facility residents may suffer.  See Cal. Welf. & […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Agent Accused Of Stealing $1.2 Million 14 Elderly Clients Were Victims Accusations Of Stolen Premiums, Lies, And Falsified Documents Seniors are all potential victims of financial elder abuse and predators include in-home caregivers, insurance agents and other salespeople, bankers, trustees, conservators, financial advisors, brokers, contractors, second spouses, and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Beware High-Pressure Sales Tactics Beware High Surrender Charges Beware Agents Urging You To Switch Annuities Sales of unsuitable insurance products to seniors by insurance carriers and agents may constitute financial elder abuse under Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 15610.30 and violations of the California Insurance Code. See, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Neglect A Growing Problem Hundreds Of Thousands Of Seniors Suffer From Neglect Recourse Against Neglect By Paid Caregivers And Nursing Homes  When a caregiver fails to meet the needs of an elderly person who cannot care for themselves, neglect can result. Sometimes the caregiver may withhold nourishment, medications, or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER SEC Charges Couple With Running Ponzi Scheme 200 Victims Include Many Elderly Retirees Emergency Action Appointing Receiver To Preserve Assets Financial elder abuse can be abuse of a particular senior citizen or can be a largescale fraud such as a Ponzi scheme, where fraudsters use money collected from […]