Monthly Archives: November 2013

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 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER                                                                                                                                                                                               Guest Blog Post – Evans Law Firm Tip #1: Get Your Vision and Hearing Checked Annually Being able to see and hear well is key when a driver is behind the wheel. After all, 90% of a driver’s reaction time is dependent upon their vision. Make sure […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER According to statistics from the California Franchise Tax Board, the state is owed approximately 6.5 billion dollars in unpaid taxes.  Some contend that a partial solution to the problem would be to implement a whistleblower rewards program to encourage people to report tax fraud. California whistleblower and securities attorneys […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Last month a Castro Valley assisted living facility was shut down by California Social Services.  What happened after the shutdown is cause for alarm.  According to news reports, patients were abandoned by caregivers after the temporary shutdown order.  Two days after the facility was shut down, paramedics responded […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The compliance officer at SunFirst Bank recently shared her experiences at an anti-money laundering conference in Las Vegas.  She was the person who discovered that SunFirst Bank was processing funds from online gambling operations.    She alleged that the bank knowingly violated the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.  California […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Another case involving financial elder abuse is in the news in California.  This case was written up in an article in the California Bar Journal in October 2013.  The defendant in the case is a San Francisco attorney who befriended a 77 year old doctor from Maryland.  Then […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The owner of a California durable medical equipment firm was recently found guilty of Medicare fraud.  The scheme resulted in more than $11 million dollars in fraudulent Medicare charges.  Los Angeles false claims attorneys say that Medicare fraud is a problem that is continuing to grow, at the […]