Discovery in nursing-home abuse cases

The Elder Abuse Act provides enhanced remedies, but the complexity of discovery requires a vigilant and thorough approach

Jeff Aidikoff
Katrina Runyan

From Issue: 2020 April

Financial elder abuse and insurance

Successful litigation of financial elder abuse may include treble damages and attorney’s fees awards

Tonna K. Farrar
Evangeline Grossman

From Issue: 2019 October

Elder abuse: Mis-uses of Winn v. Pioneer Medical Group, Inc.

Doctors may use this defense when sued for neglect of elder patients that live independently at home

George Kindley

From Issue: 2018 April

Who’s on first? Protecting California’s elderly from financial abuse

Common sense requires that the Prohibited Transfers statutory scheme be repealed in its entirety and that California’s common law rules governing questioned transfers be codified

Daniel D. Murphy

From Issue: 2009 January

Sexual abuse in skilled-nursing facilities

The laws governing elder abuse and neglect cases provide sexual-abuse victims with many avenues for recovery

Louanne Masry

From Issue: 2020 April

Nursing home arbitration agreements in California – Understanding the basics

A desktop summary of elder-abuse arbitration law

Art Gharibian

From Issue: 2023 September

Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act – Litigation 101

Understanding the basics and avoiding the pitfalls in litigating claims of neglect and abuse for elderly and dependent adults

Denisse O. Gastélum

From Issue: 2020 April

Proving damages in “golden years” injury cases

Hedonic damages become vital when special damages are limited

Steven Lipscomb

From Issue: 2018 July

Saving the American Dream

The powerful undue-influence presumption in litigating financial elder-abuse cases

Rebecca Diel
Erin Guy Castillo

From Issue: 2016 November

Sharp as a tack: When mortgage fraud becomes elder abuse

The fear of losing their homes can leave the elderly vulnerable to scams and fraud

Jessica Zimmer

From Issue: 2008 April

Ruminations on life and 30 years of elder law: Holding the line

Six days into “sheltering at home,” …it is more important than ever to be engaged, joyful, and grateful that we plaintiffs’ attorneys are in service to others by choice

Sanford I. Horowitz

From Issue: 2020 April

Musings of an elder-abuse attorney

The stories are predictably sad, but each client’s story is unique and needs to be heard as it was lived

Sanford I. Horowitz

From Issue: 2012 July