Tonight on T.S. Radio: Elder Abuse: The Other Side of a Dark Issue
Join me as Attorney Al Lanuto, and Marcia Southwick of Boomers Against Elder Abuse talk with us about the other side of elder abuse. While the majority of abuse occurs at the hands of professional...
View ArticlePorn Email Claims Could Trigger Discipline For Pa. Justice
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View ArticleKIRTLAND, OH – FRACTURED ARM OF RESIDENT RESULTED FROM UNTRAINED AIDE
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View ArticleBill would spell out wards’ legal rights in guardianship system
State representatives have drafted legislation to reform Ohio’s guardianship system, using problems exposed in a series of stories in The Dispatch as a guide, Rep. Dorothy Pelanda said.“This is about...
View ArticleBankruptcy lawyer gives up law license to avoid federal fraud charges
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View ArticleAL residents hold protest demanding Judge Mark Fuller resign
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View ArticleLinda Kincaid Reports: Elder abuse by Scott Phipps: Boomers Against Elder...
Oakland conservator Scott Phipps keeps conservatee Elinor Frerichs (91) imprisoned and isolated at Lakeside Park dementia care facility in Oakland, California. Elinor is not diagnosed with dementia....
View ArticleIn Japan, Guardianship Initiated by Local Government on the Rise
The number of cases in which local government heads applied to family courts for adult guardianship on behalf of residents’ relatives, mostly elderly suffering from dementia and handicapped people,...
View ArticleErie County Common Pleas judge to remain on bench during Judicial Conduct...
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania — An Erie County judge accused of disrespecting litigants and mishandling cases can remain on the bench until the Court of Judicial Discipline deals with those charges.The...
View ArticleLinda Kincaid Reports: Elder abuse by Scott Phipps: Victim denied contact...
Elder rights advocates across the country are watching the unfolding case of elder abuse by Oakland, California conservator Scott Phipps of Phisco Fiduciary. Phipps’ conservatee Elinor Frerichs (91) is...
View Article3 South Fla. lawyers face disciplinary action
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. -Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined 15 attorneys; disbarring three, revoking the licenses of four and suspending eight. One attorney received more than one...
View ArticleJudicial candidate resigns from Nevada ethics commission
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View ArticleThe Forgotten ones: Compassion for the Elderly
We are all here because we love and care for the elderly, but it is not enough to care in our hearts alone. We must put our love into action. We must commit to 'doing' as well if we hope to end the...
View ArticleTeen saves abused elderly man found wearing dog choke collar
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View ArticleTurner County man exploited out of $13,000, sheriff says
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View ArticleWhy Nursing Homes Are The Worst Places For Our Elderly
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View ArticleLawyer indicted for theft from those he was supposed to protect
Paul S. Kormanik, a Columbus attorney considered up until two months ago to be legal guardian to more incompetent people than anyone else in the nation, was indicted today on theft charges by a...
View ArticleLinda Kincaid Reports: Elder abuse by conservator Scott Phipps: Advocates...
On October 7, 2014, elder rights advocates in California addressed the Alameda County Board of Supervisors concerning ongoing elder abuse of conservatee Elinor Frerichs. Conservator Scott Phipps of...
View ArticleLinda Kincaid Reports: Elder Abuse by conservator Scott Phipps: Elder...
Elder advocates are speaking out against elder abuse by Oakland, California conservator Scott Phipps of Phisco Fiduciary. Phipps denies conservatee Elinor Frerichs her right to visitors and her right...
View ArticleLinda Kincaid Reports: Elder abuse by Scott Phipps: Victim denied contact...
Elinor Frerichs (91) is denied nearly all visitation and phone calls. Conservator Scott Phipps of Phisco Fiduciary placed Elinor in Lakeside Park, a locked dementia facility in Oakland, California....
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