Britney Spears Conservatorship Judge Grants Attorney's Request to Move...
Britney Spears seems to have gotten her personal life back on track after finding romance with new beau David Lucado following her defunct engagement to ex-fiancé Jason Trawick.Now, her legal team is...
View ArticleCertified Financial Board of Standards (CFB) Releases Guide for Protecting...
Older Americans are too often victims of financial fraud and abuse. Recognizing this unfortunate trend, Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. today released a free guide, Financial...
View ArticleCouple Charged With Exploitation of Elderly Could Face More Charges
A Jonesborough husband and wife charged with bilking an elderly couple out of $150,000 in cash could face additional theft charges with new information prosecutors learned after their arrest, an...
View ArticleThe Forgotten Ones: Compassion for the Elderly
Walk into any nursing home today, and you'll see them: The aging lonely. They are easily recognizable. Look for the sadness on their faces, the pain in their eyes. With a television on for company,...
View ArticleMissouri Supreme Court Suspends Associate Circuit Judge Barbara Peebles for...
A St. Louis judge has been suspended without pay for six months, according to a ruling issued Friday by the Missouri Supreme Court. The unpaid suspension of Associate Circuit Judge Barbara Peebles...
View ArticleConservatorship Ward Wins Against Santa Clara County Public Guardian
Source:Elderly Woman Wins Case Over Public GuardianABC7's First Investigative Report: We're told to protect our assets with things like living trusts and wills. But a case in Santa Clara County is...
View ArticleFormer Alabama Judge Dan King Indicted on Theft Charge
Former Jefferson County Bessemer Cutoff Circuit Court Judge Dan King has been charged with theft in Calhoun County. King was indicted by a Calhoun County grand jury earlier this month on the theft of...
View ArticleBobby Schindler Remembers His Sister, Terri Schiavo
For members of any family, an order of execution issued by a judge for a loved one is devastating news – it’s catastrophic to learn that someone you have known all your life is going to be killed by...
View ArticleNJ: Appeals Court Overturns Verdict in Whistle-Blowing CAse
A state appeals court has overturned a verdict against a Bridgewater nursing home accused of firing a nurse in retaliation for him reporting allegedly improper patient care to government agencies in...
View ArticleFamily Protests Placing Elderly Woman in Assisted Living
“Justice! We want justice! Free our grandmother! We want to take care of her!” About 16 protesters outside the Whitfield County Courthouse Monday afternoon shouted and held signs to call attention to...
View ArticleJudge Randy Kennedy Names Task Force on Compensation for Conservators and...
Davidson County Judge Randy Kennedy has informed members of Metro Council that 14 local community leaders have agreed to serve on a Task Force on Compensation for Conservators and Guardians. In...
View ArticleJudge Randy Kennedy Says He Will Step Up Review of Lawyer Fees
Citing concerns over the cost and expense of conservatorships, Davidson County Probate Judge David Randy Kennedy has instituted new review procedures for fee requests from attorneys and others involved...
View ArticleJudge Dismissed Charge Against Leading Right-to-Die Advocate
A judge has dismissed charges against the former leader of a US right-to-die group accused in the death of a Minnesota woman, ruling that the state law against advising suicide is unconstitutionally...
View ArticleTerri Schiavo's Brother, Bobby Schindler, Working to Help Others
By now, eight years later, the details and debate over his sister's situation - her diagnosis, her prognosis, her wishes, her autopsy - are no longer that important to Bobby Schindler.For him, one...
View ArticleLaw Firm Discipline - In Through the Back Door
The California Rules of Professional Conduct, by their own terms, are “intended to regulate professional conduct of members of the State Bar through discipline.” (Cal. Rule Prof. Conduct 1-100(a))....
View ArticleSick Old Man Says He Was Conned for $1M, Wife Threatened
With help from an attorney, a health-care adviser conned a dying man out of $1 million and threatened to have his wife committed to a mental institution when she tried to recover the money, the couple...
View ArticleRI Lawyer/Guardian Arrested for Embezzlement, Unlawful Appropriation from...
Colonel Steven G. O'Donnell, Superintendent, of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of Public Safety, announces that on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, members of the Financial Crimes Unit...
View ArticleWedding Nears for Mentally Disabled Couple in Legal Battle to Live Together
As a mentally disabled couple makes final plans for their wedding, they continue to fight a legal battle just to be allowed to live together. Paul Forziano and Hava Samuels are getting married this...
View ArticleTonight on T. S. Radio: Ron Branson of Jail4Judges
Ron Branson, founder of jail4judges.org, joins the show this evening to talk about his experiences in attempting to hold corrupt judges accountable. Having taken 15 cases to the Supreme Court, Mr....
View Article'Protecting Alabama's Elders Act' Bill Passes House
The bill known as the Protecting Alabama's Elders Act passed the House. The bill proposes to create new articles in the Criminal Code to combat elder abuse and financial exploitation. The bill is...
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