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A History of Alzheimer's
While cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States (followed by cancer and stroke), Alzheimer’s Disease — the sixth leading cause of death — is getting a lot of attention...
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Holding Power Of Attorney Doesn’t Prohibit All Gifts From Principal To Agent
We’ve previously noted that, as the population ages, power of attorney litigation has become a ‘hot’ area of fiduciary litigation. Transfers of property from a principal to her agent get looked at...
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Court Rules on Intracacies of Recovering Guardianship Fees After Ward's Death
The Fourth District Court of Appeal issued an interesting opinion March 12 in the case of Romano v. Olshen invoking the laws of guardianship and joint accounts.The case involved the ability of the...
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Amanda Bynes’ Conservatorship: One Year Of Confinement & Medication
Amanda Bynes’ conservatorship allows for the troubled star to remain confined and medicated for up to a year, according to sources. Bynes was put under a 5150 psychiatric hold on Friday after her...
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Fleecing Grandma and Grandpa: Protecting Against Scams, Cons, and Frauds
Falling for a scam or con is humiliating for anyone, and can have terrible consequences. But for the elderly, being the victim of fraud can be disastrous, and they are the most common and vulnerable...
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Fired probate court administrator's lawsuit can continue in circuit court
The estate of the fired administrator of Macomb County Probate Court can continue its Whistleblower Protection Act claims against the court and two judges, the state Court of Appeals ruled this...
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The Forgotten Ones: Compassion for the Elderly
The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and that in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt. ~ Frederick Buechner *Please...
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39 Texas Lawyers Disciplined
Disciplinary Actions — September & October 2014 State Bar list (verbatim from the State Bar of Texas)General questions regarding attorney discipline should be directed to the Chief Disciplinary...
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Inspector sees state action as retaliation
A state worker who inspects assisted-living facilities said his bosses placed him on paid administrative leave Tuesday in retaliation for speaking to the Globe and other media about the Patrick...
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Springfield man charged with exploiting the elderly
A Springfield man has been charged with 15 counts of financial exploitation of the elderly for what court documents call scams — such as saying he was selling magazines to benefit the military.Tim W....
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Elder Abuse: Study Finds Agencies Recruit Dangerous Caregivers
Be careful who you entrust to care for your parents. New research from Northwestern Medicine suggests that many nursing agencies recruit people with no experience to provide in-home care for seniors...
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Guardianship bill of rights developed
Ohio Attorney General’s information COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, State Senator Shannon Jones (R-Springboro) and State Representative Dorothy Pelanda (R-Marysville) unveiled legislation...
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Boxer Leon Spinks to Undergo Additional Surgery
Boxing legend Leon Spinks is set to undergo a third surgery after he was hospitalised earlier this month (Oct14) for undisclosed reasons. It has emerged the 61-year-old Olympic gold medal winner, who...
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Brain Cancer Will Likely Kill Me, But There’s No Way I’ll Kill Myself
Like Brittany Maynard, I have extremely aggressive brain cancer. But I’m not downing any kill pills.Kara Tippetts and familyI’m not surprised that an Oct. 6, 2014 article by Nicole Weisensee...
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Loose cannon fires away: Mary Rain blind to her own flaws as a prosecutor,...
As district attorney, Mary E. Rain has become an embarrassment and impediment to the criminal justice system in St. Lawrence County.She refuses to accept instruction from anyone on points of law, even...
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Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Announces New Plan to...
New Procedure Will Work to Ensure Public Knowledge of MisconductHarrisburg, Pa. – Demonstrating its commitment to safeguarding the public and the reputation of the legal profession, the Disciplinary...
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court suspends Justice Seamus McCaffery
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday night suspended Justice Seamus McCaffery, who last week publicly apologized for forwarding sexually explicit emails to a state employee.In its...
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Attorney Ken Ditkowsky on Northshore "LIVE": Cooper's Corner
Source:10-14-14 Ken DitkowskyNote:Attorney Ditkowsky received a four-year suspension for advocating and speaking up against guardianship abuse, specifically the Mary Sykes case, in Cook County, IL.See...
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Man indicted for bilking elderly women out of thousands
A Dothan man has been indicted on charges he bilked thousands of dollars from two elderly women. A Geneva County grand jury recently found there is sufficient evidence against Willie N. Williams to...
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Birmingham law firm employee bilked elderly clients out of $295,000 to fund...
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - A Jefferson County woman employed by a Birmingham law firm stole nearly $300,000 from clients deemed unable to oversee their own finances and used the money to fund a lavish...
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