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PA Task Force Established to Study Legal Issues Faced by Older People,...
A new Elder Law Task Force will take up special legal issues faced by older Pennsylvanians, from their vulnerability to abuse and neglect to the ways in which the judicial system should change to...
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Editorial: NY Confiscates 'Private' Records of Psychiatrists
The march to tyranny has picked up fierce momentum in the state of New York, where the criminal Cuomo administration is now issuing subpoenas that demand psychiatrists turn over ALL their records to...
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Glen Campbell to Appear at Senate Hearing on Alzheimer's
Glen Campbell will visit the U.S. Special Committee on Aging on Wednesday (April 24) for a hearing about Alzheimer's. His daughter Ashley Campbell will accompany him to Washington to testify at the...
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Elderly Pets Homeless When Senior Goes Into Nursing Home
The photo of two boxers, huddled together on a bed, desperately trying to find comfort in one another, is heartbreaking in and of itself - knowing the reason that the senior dogs are at this animal...
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Disbarred Attorney Indicted for Allegedly Stealing More Than $400K From...
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph Deters announced today the indictment of a former attorney who allegedly stole more than $400,000 from an 83-year-old woman from...
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Bill to Protect Elderly and Disabled Adults in California From Excessive...
Legislation to protect incapacitated adults in California from excessive legal fees when their lives and finances are under court supervision sailed through a key committee Tuesday and is headed to the...
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PA District Judge Violated Integrity and Impartiality of Office, Board Says
A state board of judges has ruled that suspended District Judge Kelly Ballentine violated five standards of office when she dismissed her own parking tickets.The state Court of Judicial Discipline, in...
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NM Judge Naranjo Suspended
According to the disciplinary order issued by the New Mexico Supreme Court, Naranjo is suspended without pay for 90 days, effective Monday, April 22, with 60 days deferred on the condition he...
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CT Lawyer Who Stole From Aunt Faces Prison
A former White House adviser, aide to a U.S. congressman and prosecutor, Rik Bachman can now add convicted embezzler to his resume.The Fairfield lawyer pleaded no contest Thursday in state Superior...
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Murder Trial Postponed: Defense Attorney Faces Suspension
Accused child murderer Anthony Michael Bennett’s trial in federal court has been postponed, originally to give his attorney more time to prepare. Now, defense attorney Anthony T. Chambers is facing...
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Petition: Free Marquis Tanksley
To: FRANKLIN COUNTY PROBATE COURT, OH; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Marquis Tanksley (pictured with bruises on his forehead and in severe distress at CDC) is autistic and has been...
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Texas Guardianship Bill Seeks to Close Current Due Process Loophole
Guardianships limit, even sometimes suspend, many basic rights enjoyed by Texas adults. HB 2600, currently before the legislature, seeks to revise how incapacitation for the purpose of pursuing a...
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Senior "Specialists" Often Swindlers
Sometimes titles are important: M.D., PhD., J.D. Then again, there are faux titles like “senior specialist,” which often tell me that some financial exploitation is afoot. For years, regulators have...
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Court Rules on Discipline Charges Against Indiana Senior Judge
In a settlement agreement with the Indiana Supreme Court, former Winamac attorney Lisa Traylor-Wolff has been permanently banned from judicial service and suspended from the practice of law for at...
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Alabama: State Senator Cam Ward Stirs Support for Elderly Abuse Legislation
As the Alabama Legislature approaches its home stretch, state Sen. Cam Ward of Shelby County and others at a press conference this morning stirred support of a bill he sponsored that protects seniors...
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Florida: Elderly Advocates Battle Bill to Limit Punitive Damages Against...
Families of nursing home patients and advocates for the elderly are once again fighting legislation that would make it tougher to sue the homes for neglect. Despite the emotional testimony from the...
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FL Financial Advisor Found Guilty of Attempted Financial Exploitation of the...
Longtime Lake Forest resident and financial advisor James P. Richter was found guilty of Attempted Financial Exploitation of the Elderly on April 4 by the Lake County Circuit Court. According to...
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Florida Woman Charged With Stealing Money From Her Son's Guardianship Account
A Lake Worth woman has been charged with stealing more than $37,000 from her son's guardianship bank account. Melody May Henderson of Lake Worth was arrested by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office...
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Florida Lawyer/Guardian Accused of Exploiting Her Elderly Wards for More Than...
It’s the ideal scenario for criminals — the power and legal authority to handle their victims’ finances, more so than the victims themselves. But the judges who assigned Jacksonville attorney Cynthia...
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Emotional Wife of Anthony Marshall Breaks Down During Court Appearance
"You're not going to jail, honey." The swindling son of famed philanthropist Brooke Astor shared a showily tender moment in Manhattan Supreme Court [April 19]-- his wife hugging him in his wheelchair...
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