ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Two individuals filed a class action lawsuit against EquiTrust Life Insurance Company alleging that the company engaged in fraudulent business and marketing practices with respect to the sale of deferred annuities.  The Complaint alleges that EquiTrust Life Insurance Company sold a deferred annuity that matured after the buyers […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER In July of 2013, the Justice Department announced a multi-million dollar settlement as part of the whistleblower rewards program.  This whistleblower case involved allegations that a Michigan based cardiology group performed unnecessary heart procedures on patients.  Specifically, it was alleged that doctors in the group ordered heart catheterizations […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER There are a large number of attorneys and financial advisors who assist former members of the armed forces to file for federal benefits.  These attorneys and financial advisors are accredited by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.  According to statistics prepared by the Veterans Administration, the numbers of […]

Planning for your own death is never easy. And with all the life insurance options available, choosing the right plan for you and your loved ones can be tricky. Insurance companies offer options to invest in inheritance for their children; savings plan for their funeral costs and other expenses, such […]

Citation Reports of Northern California Nursing Homes Below you will find the names of numerous Northern California nursing homes (listed by county) that have recently been cited by the California Department of Public Health and published by the California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform. The most concerning citations are those […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Securities and Exchange Commission Whistleblower program is nearly two years old.  Key features of the whistleblower program are confidentiality, legal protection, and a reward system for whistleblowers. Whistleblower and securities attorneys think that the whistleblower program is off to a good start. A former Internal Revenue Service […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A recent victim of financial elder abuse claims that Bank of America did not question transactions when she withdrew money.  The senior citizen victim was allegedly scammed out of approximately $35,000.  Police are searching for a black woman in her 40’s who disappeared with the money.  California financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Many corporations have yet to realize that whistleblower retaliation is illegal.  Cases where whistleblowers have helped the government recoup money that was gotten as a result of fraud have been in the news recently.  However, some corporations have yet to understand their legal obligations with respect to whistleblower […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California has some of the toughest laws in the United States when it comes to protecting senior citizens from financial elder abuse.  According to Sacramento financial elder abuse attorneys, financial elder abuse is becoming common. Financial elder abuse is theft.  Often, the theft comes from within the family […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that three whistleblowers have been rewarded with more than $25,000 for information they provided that assisted the Securities and Exchange Commission in stopping a fraudulent hedge fund.  The payment is the first installment of payments anticipated to go to the whistleblowers.  When […]