ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Notify Authorities But Always Seek Counsel In California, anyone with a complaint about a nursing home can file that complaint with the Licensing and Certification Division of the California Department of Public Health (DPH). Complaints may concern abuse, neglect, poor care, injuries from elopement or wandering, lack of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Fighting Harm to Senior Citizens Insurance agents and carriers target seniors for expensive insurance products like life insurance and annuities that charge high premiums and pay big commissions but are unsuitable for the senior’s financial picture and station in life. After the policies are in place, seniors find […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Access to Justice Cases Millions of consumers and employees can no longer hold corporations liable for injury because of a series of recent Supreme Court opinions eliminating plaintiffs’ rights on grounds of federal pre-emption, arbitration clauses, and class action bans. Four cases this term ask the Court to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Shocking Elder Abuse in San Francisco Sometimes elder abuse stories are so shocking we quickly turn our attention elsewhere. But the reality that we should not ignore is that our seniors suffer from all sorts of abuse, oftentimes fatal. If you have any suspicions or concerns about elder […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors Beware of Deferred Annuities Deferred annuities are complicated insurance policies where the policyholder pays a premium today for a series of income payments in the future. Carriers and agents sell deferred annuities with fixed interest rates, variable rates, and in policies offering fixed and variable funds. All […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nursing Home Neglect Looking for Signs of Neglect Nearly 1.4 million Americans reside in skilled nursing facilities. The majority of patients require daily assistance with bathing, eating, dressing and mobility.  Sadly, caregivers and nursing home staffs often neglect patients due to understaffing, lack of training, negligent or reckless […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER False Claims Act Cases Against Healthcare Industry Healthcare fraud costs the nation an estimated $68 billion annually. False claims submitted to Medicare and Medicaid are a big part of that fraud.  The government can sue to recover under the federal False Claims Act and whistleblowers initiate most of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  New California Laws Protecting Seniors California leads the nation in State law protections for seniors. Our laws protect seniors through broad definitions of what constitutes abuse, additional remedies for the injured, wider mandatory reporter rules, enhanced patients’ rights, and government agency investigation guidelines, among other protections.  The San […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse Is An Epidemic Millions of Americans suffer from elder abuse in one form or another every year. While many cases go unreported, reported incidents are steadily growing as the population becomes more aware of the epidemic and injured seniors begin to speak up for themselves. Here […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Policyholders Risks on Universal Life Insurance A hidden risk that premiums can skyrocket lies in universal life insurance. Unlike term and whole life insurance, universal life policies allow flexible premium payments but those payments can skyrocket over time leaving consumers with the poor choice of paying a much […]