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ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Effect of Arbitration Clauses on consumer Protection The rise of arbitration clauses over the last few decades has meant two different things to two different parties: for corporate attorneys, arbitration clauses allow them to circumvent the long, arduous, and costly process of a civil trial. By consolidating […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER FINRA Ban’s a Broker for Improper Variable Annuity Sales FINRA, the financial Industry Regulatory Authority, is meant to help keep investors safe in the market for financial products. While many of their high-profile actions involve fines and corrections against major companies, they are also empowered to take actions […]

Protect Your Parents against Financial Fraud As your parents age, they become vulnerable too. Therefore, they saved money their entire lives for different purposes: retirement, legacy, etc. They are the perfect target for financial fraud, one of the most prominent types of elder abuse case. Often, the culprits are one […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understanding The Nursing Care System It’s generally understood that nursing homes are meant to provide care and comfort to elderly citizens no longer able to live by themselves. We hope and believe that our loved ones are ministered to by a sizeable, well-trained staff and that they are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A Consumer’s Guide to Understanding Financial Products It can be hard for anyone to navigate the complex market for financial products: life insurance, annuities, indices, stocks, bonds, hedge funds, Roths, IRAs, and many other esoteric options may seem like a good choice for investment when sold to you […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER By Guest Blogger Shirley Krohn, Senior Assemblymember at California Senior Legislature This Can’t Happen to Me!…..Really? As an aging advocate, and a presenter of information to seniors on how they can protect themselves from financial fraud, I was not prepared for having this happen to me. But it […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Costs and Risks of Nursing Home Care Paying for Low-Quality It’s well known that the cost of nursing home care can be ruinous to a family’s finances. Most families have trouble absorbing monthly residence fees that can approach $10,000, and it can drain an elders savings and […]

The False Claims Act (FCA) is a federal law that imposes liability on federal contractors who defraud governmental programs. The Government is usually the most appropriate to act against fraud, but the FCA includes a qui tam provision that allows people, called the relators or whistleblower, to file actions on […]

Why We Aren’t Fond of Annuities Annuities are something of an open discussion among financial planners and California fraud attorneys. While many believe that annuities have become a major vehicle for potential elder abuse and scam artists, others argue that they have redeeming qualities that can make them useful for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The IRS Whistleblower Reward Increased in Fiscal 2016 The IRS announced that rewards paid to whistleblowers from October 1st, 2015 to September 30, 2016 will have a 6.8 percent deduction. There is a similar deduction from the award every year, typically taken to pay outstanding government debts, and […]