Articles Posted in State Litigation

South Florida Elder and Senior Financial Abuse Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: TACKLING INVESTMENT SWINDLES OF SENIORS AS A MEDICAL PROBLEM: 24 SECURITIES REGULATORS ACROSS U.S. TO TRAIN DOCTORS TO SPOT & REPORT ELDERLY FINANCIAL VICTIMIZATION With new medical research showing that more than a third of Americans over the age of 71 having mild cognitive…

South Florida Peer-to-Peer Lending Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: Peer-to-Peer lending has come under the scrutiny of state regulators as it gains in popularity. State securities regulators are warning investors to be careful of peer-to-peer lending over the Internet, a trend they say is on the rise as conventional loans have become scarcer and more costly.…

Preventing Scams on Seniors Act: A recently introduced House bill would require certain financial institutions to help prevent fraud against senior citizens. Called the Preventing Affinity Scams on Seniors Act, HR 6305 targets so-called such schemes, in which a person trusted by an older American uses the relationship to defraud the individual. Under the bill,…