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ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER False Submissions For Relief Defraud The Government Whistleblowers Rewarded For Blowing Whistle Government relief programs often follow disasters like the 2017 North Bay Fires or Hurricane Katrina, and with of course good reason. But whenever government money is available, there seems to be no shortage of persons using […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER All Nursing Home Residents At Risk Pandemic Magnifies Training and Staffing Problems Bedridden Patients Particularly at Risk Data so far suggests that a staggering share of COVID-19 deaths in the United States are of nursing home patients. These persons are vulnerable to practically any virus of course but […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What Are Annuity Riders? The Death Benefit Rider Riders are endorsements added to annuity contracts sold to enhance the benefits payable under those contracts. Our litigators recommend avoiding annuities entirely and especially the added riders agents sell to drive up premiums with little or no benefit to you. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wants Whistleblower Help Blowing The Whistle On Fraud CFTC Polices Futures Trading The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rewards individuals who provide original information to the CFTC about fraudulent trading schemes in futures, options, foreign currency, virtual currency and commodities like gold or […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Shocking Abuse Caught on Camera Using Surveillance Cameras to Monitor Care More than 400,000 Californians live in nursing homes or other long-term care facilities. Their loved ones watch stories of neglect, abuse, and physical assault of nursing home residents on the news, and of course want to protect […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reflections on Martin Luther King Day Why Martin Luther King Day Is Important For Seniors Today, we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in honor of the man who transformed America and gave his life to make this country a better place for all people, regardless of race or creed […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Full and Partial Surrenders or Cancellations of Athene Annuity and Life Company Annuities Athene Annuity and Life Company, formerly Aviva Annuity and Life Company,[1] issues fixed indexed annuities in California under the trade names BCA Elevate©, Balanced Choice ©, and Balanced Choice Annuity Elevate ©. These contracts, like […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nursing Home Residents at Risk of Abuse and Neglect Another Shocking Story of Nursing Home Abuse Elderly patients abused in nursing homes have a 300 percent greater chance of death in the 3 years following the abuse than those who are not abused according to studies.  Sadly, nursing […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Securities and Exchange Commission Pays Out Millions in Whistleblower Awards Whistleblower information about securities law violations can result in big rewards for the whistleblower when the whistleblower brings the information to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The information must be original and cannot be derived from publicly […]