WHISTLEBLOWER INCENTIVES AND PROTECTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES THAT BLOW THE WHISTLE ON SECURITIES VIOLATIONS: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act On May 25, 2011 The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted final rules and forms to implement Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) […]

The month of December is filled with gift giving and celebrations, from the eight days of Hanukkah to Christmas Eve. For many reasons, monetary gifts are a popular choice—a check is far easier to wrap, and gives the recipient freedom to choose something they want or need. Financial elder abuse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Internal Revenue Service agents have discovered that Google Maps is a valuable tool for auditing taxpayers and organizations.  According to Internal Revenue Service documents, agents have used photographs of properties from Google Maps in tax collection efforts.  In a recent case, photographs obtained from Google Maps were presented […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A former insurance agent from Los Angeles has been charged with financial elder abuse.  He was arrested and booked into jail on four felony counts of financial elder abuse.  The announcement of the arrest was made by the California Insurance Commissioner.  The defendant in this case is the […]

ATTORNEY NEWLETTER Earlier this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the largest whistleblower reward offered so far.  The Office of the Whistleblower, a new part of the Securities and Exchange Commission, informed the public that a $14 million reward had been given to a whistleblower who helped recover substantial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A California man has been accused of physical elder abuse in connection with a claim that he bound his elder uncle in a shed.  Bail was denied for the defendant so he will remain in jail.  The defendant was arrested in October of 2013 after police received a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Sutter Health recently announced that it intends to pay $46 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit.  The lawsuit alleged that Sutter Health engaged in double billing practices with regard to anesthesia services provided to patients.  California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones stated that the settlement is the largest out […]

A lawsuit filed last month in Alameda Superior Court seeks to make nursing homes safer for elderly people in California, and to eliminate staff abuse in the state’s facilities, elder abuse lawyers in Alameda County say. The California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, (CANHR) along with several nursing home residents, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Insurance Code section 1871.7 provides a private right of action to sue perpetrators of insurance fraud on behalf of the State of California.  Although modeled on federal False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733, section 1871.7 is an attractive tool that offers significant advantages.  Section 1871.7, like other […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A new California Bill aims to provide respectful care for LBGT senior citizens.  Assembly Bill 663 passed the legislature with a vote of 26-11.  The bill was authored by Assembly member Jimmy Gomez and was sponsored by Equality California.  San Francisco elder abuse attorneys say that this bill […]