Elder Law
- Son and lawyer of elderly heiress Brooke Astor are both headed to prison over $60M fraud
Jun 10, 2013, 01:30 pm CDT
- Docs filed in will contest over heiress’ $300M estate and ‘accountability of professionals’
May 30, 2013, 04:02 pm CDT
- 5th Circuit parses runny-egg rule, issues sunny-side-up decision for nursing home
May 28, 2013, 10:20 am CDT
- Appeals court cuts ‘unconscionable’ estate legal bill from $44M to perhaps $3M
May 24, 2013, 11:35 am CDT
- 70 is not so old, say state court judges challenging mandatory retirement rule
May 22, 2013, 01:45 pm CDT
- Federal judge jails estate lawyer as flight risk, nixes ‘bizarre’ effort to revoke plea
May 21, 2013, 06:09 am CDT
- WWII vet reaches fundraising goal in effort to prevent his daughter from evicting him
May 16, 2013, 07:49 am CDT
- Author Harper Lee sues, says agent tricked her into signing over ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ royalties
May 7, 2013, 02:57 pm CDT
- Frugal senior can’t use mileage points for final trip home because she will then be ‘cargo’
May 1, 2013, 12:22 pm CDT
- ABA helps lawyers thrive by being at the forefront of new practice areas
May 1, 2013, 04:50 am CDT
- Caregiver used legal documents to siphon $350K from elderly man’s assets, prosecutors say
Apr 9, 2013, 11:35 am CDT
- Lawyer and heiress’ son who were convicted in siphoning of $60M from Brooke Astor estate lose appeal
Mar 27, 2013, 04:15 pm CDT
- Judge accused of stealing elderly neighbor’s $1.6M life savings resigns from bench
Mar 21, 2013, 05:40 pm CDT
- Tipster tells police missing man was hospitalized; staff refused to say due to privacy law
Mar 11, 2013, 11:17 am CDT
- After facility worker shuns 911 operator’s CPR advice, questions arise: Are legal fears the reason?
Mar 6, 2013, 08:13 am CDT
- Lawyer is disbarred for not telling authorities about employee’s misuse of client credit card
Mar 4, 2013, 01:27 pm CDT
- DC Circuit OKs Surviving-Spouse Suit re HUD Reverse-Mortgage Rules Said to Promote Foreclosure
Jan 4, 2013, 01:50 pm CDT
- Family of Deceased Elderly Couple Dispute Guardian Lawyers over Tens of Thousands in Bills
Dec 4, 2012, 06:00 pm CDT
- Lawyer Accused of Embezzling $500K From Her Own Grandmother Gets Probation
Nov 21, 2012, 11:35 am CDT
- NJ Lawmakers to Consider ‘Right to Die’ Legislation
Sep 27, 2012, 12:10 pm CDT
- Ahead By $1.4M After Working for Retiree a Little Over a Year, Lawyer Is Sued and Counterclaims
Sep 17, 2012, 01:34 pm CDT
- Behind Bars: Elderly Prison Population Expected to Triple by 2030
Sep 1, 2012, 04:10 am CDT
- Elon Law School to Open Elder Law Clinic
Aug 15, 2012, 10:55 am CDT
- ABA’s Law and Aging Commission Gets an Award for Clear Writing
May 25, 2012, 06:00 am CDT
- Staff of Reclusive Heiress Coerced Her Out of $44M in Gifts, Executor Says
May 23, 2012, 04:37 pm CDT
- The Forgotten Demographic: ABA Wants an International Convention on Elder Rights
May 1, 2012, 01:20 am CDT
- Disbarment Urged for Estate Planning Lawyer Who Married Elderly Client and Kept His Money
Apr 10, 2012, 02:56 pm CDT
- Some States Seek to Tighten Medicaid for Nursing Home Care
Apr 3, 2012, 01:41 pm CDT
- Daughter Asks Court to Appoint Conservator for Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor
Mar 20, 2012, 05:07 pm CDT
- Insurance Agent Gets Jail Time for Selling Annuity to Elderly Woman; He Denies Recognizing Dementia
Mar 20, 2012, 05:30 am CDT
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