Category: Elder Abuse California

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company Whole Life Insurance If you are over age 60, live in California, and have cancelled (or surrendered) a whole or universal life insurance policy issued by Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company where you lost or may have lost money, contact the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Preventing Fraud and Abusive Practices Always Check Backgrounds Before You Buy Hopefully, you already check the backgrounds of any contractors or caregivers or others you let in your home to do work. Checking the background of anyone trying to sell you an investment is equally important!  The Securities […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Market Manipulation and Pump and Dump Schemes Fraudulent Schemes Often Target Seniors Coordinated securities fraud schemes can involve concealed offshore accounts, fake news press releases, high-pressure (“boiler room”) sales calls, pump and dump maneuvers, money laundering, and more. Schemers target seniors because seniors have more money to invest […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse Is An Epidemic San Mateo County Government Addresses the Problem Elder abuse is a real problem in San Mateo County, throughout California and the rest of country. Here in San Mateo County the problem is growing as the County’s population ages; the County Health Department predicts […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER “Boomeranging” Nursing Home Residents “When in doubt, ship them out” is an all too unfortunate saying in nursing homes. The saying refers to a common nursing home practice of shipping residents to hospitals for non-clinical reasons, chiefly that the patient may need slightly more care than the nursing […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Plan Retirement Investments With Care Avoid Deferred Annuities With Steep Surrender Charges and Certain Types of Life Insurance The closer you get to retiring the more you try and save for the future. While saving as much as you can is important, where you put those savings is […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Neglect and Abuse Can Be Fatal If You Suspect Abuse or Neglect, Notify Authorities And Seek Counsel Nursing home abuse and neglect can be fatal. Neglect results in pressure ulcers (bed sores), injury from elopement or wandering off, infection, dehydration, malnutrition and poor hygiene.  Physical abuse can be […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Securities Fraud on Seniors Securities Law and Elder Law Violations All California consumers are potential victims of securities fraud but seniors are at greatest risk. Unscrupulous brokers and promoters target seniors because they have more money to invest for one thing.  But seniors may also be easier targets […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse in Alameda County Most Reported Cases are for Financial Elder Abuse Elder abuse is a real problem in Alameda County and throughout California. Although elder abuse takes different forms (physical, financial, neglect, psychological, etc.), over 70% of reported cases in Alameda County involve financial elder abuse.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understanding Immediate Annuities An immediate annuity is an insurance contract where the policyholder makes a single lump-sum payment and begins receiving back almost immediately regular income payments. Imagine, for example, you’re over 60 and sell your home and decide to put some or all of the proceeds into […]