Monthly Archives: July 2013

The United States Supreme Court has granted a petition to review a decision made by the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. In Lawson v. FMR LLC, the decision in question, the Court of Appeals had previously declared that the whistleblower protection outlined in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act did not […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unethical behavior by brokers has lead to an increase in the number of financial elder abuse incidents occurring in the United States.  In a case that illustrates the growing problem, a 91 year old senior citizen recently discovered that the financial advisor she trusted mismanaged her assets and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whistleblowing employees face unique challenges in building qui tam cases against their employers for violations of the False Claims Act. Challenges such as shielding oneself from workplace retaliation, the perils of internally reporting the violations, making the choice to undertake an internal investigation and risks faced while negotiating […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Bankers Life & Casualty Insurance Company is accused of denying legitimate claims for long-term care to elderly patients in a federal class action lawsuit filed earlier this year.  Bankers Life & Casualty Insurance Co. is alleged to have committed elder abuse because it denied and delayed long-term care […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Three nursing homes in East Bay, California, have been forced to pay high penalties for their hand in the deaths of three facility residents. The nursing homes have been cited for providing poor care for their residents, and for failing to maintain safe environments for residents. Alameda county […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A large Indian pharmaceutical manufacturer has agreed to settle with the United States and states’ attorneys general in a whistleblower lawsuit.  The pharmaceutical manufacturer was alleged to have falsified data, violated Current Good Manufacturing and Laboratory Practices, and sold substandard and unapproved drugs.  This settlement happened due of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A recent study conducted by the United States Government Accountability Office analyzes the different forms of elder financial exploitation, and what methods federal agencies can employ to best deal with this problem. According to Marin County financial elder abuse lawyers, the GAO study indicates that the federal government […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER In November of 2012 congress unanimously approved the passage of the whistleblowers could not protect themselves against associated retaliation by employers because of loopholes by the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.  By passing the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, congress acknowledged that bad administrative and court rulings had undermined […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A patient rights advocate recently visited a residential care facility for senior citizens to visit a client and noticed that some of the doors were blocked.  He though the potential for elder abuse was serious enough to call the police immediately.  When the police arrived at the facility […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder abuse has become a serious problem in America; according to some studies, the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) reports, up to 10% of seniors have been victims of at least one incident of abuse. This mistreatment can take a variety of forms, including neglect, physical, psychological, or emotional […]