The opportunities for exploitation and abuse are increasing each year. By the year 2050 it is estimated by the U.S. census that the population of persons over the age of 85 will reach 19 million. Studies show that the likelihood an elderly person will suffer abuse increases with age and that women are more likely […]
According to the 2010 United States Census approximately 13 percent of the total population is 65 and over. Due to the “Boomer Generation” the number of people age 65 and older will eventually comprise 20 percent of the U.S population. As many more people begin to wonder how their elderly loved ones will be taken […]
When our clients are in need of legal assistance for any reason, they call Arguello Law Firm, P.L.L.C. The question is: who are the people who eagerly, politely, and professionally answer the phones? The answer is the AHA Client Communication Center or CCC for short. The CCC is Step One in any process of contact, […]
Recently, Alice Warburton, David Christoffel, Jeremy Masten, and Martin Arguello met with our joint venture partners Adina Bergstrom and Brenda Sauro in downtown Fort Worth. We would like to thank Mrs. Bergstrom and Mrs. Sauro for spending the time with our associates training and discussing trial strategy. The two and one half days of meetings […]
Probate law is the legal mechanism for the administration of a person’s property when they pass away. There is no “first come, first serve” system in place. Rather, the law provides for an orderly distribution of property upon death. In Texas, title to the decedent’s property passes immediately to the beneficiaries under the decedent’s will […]
Years after the allegations surfaced, Johnson & Johnson has decided to end criminal and civil investigations into kickbacks and misbranding of prescription drugs by paying $2.2 billion. Bernard Lisitza, a former employee of Omnicare, Inc. brought forth the allegations that the company marketed Risperdal and other medications for off-label use and provided kickbacks to Omnicare. Between 1999 […]
Every now and again, each of us is forced to go to a medical provider for a check-up or maybe a flu shot. When we go, we present the medical provider with our insurance information and we tender the co-pay. We visit the doctor or nurse and they administer medicine which helps us feel better. […]
Debt collectors have taken the leap from business to industry. Many are using time and labor saving techniques to increase their calling capabilities while reducing overhead. The use of automated dialing systems and recorded messages help the debt collectors to ensure that their employees will always have a live call on the line. Many of […]
If you’ve been the victim of false adverse credit reports, you should know that you have recourse. The Fair and Accurate Credit Reporting Act sets out the obligations a credit reporting agency and a furnisher of credit information in regards to investigating a disputed transaction. For example, a credit reporting agency and furnisher must perform […]
If you are like most people, you have probably been bombarded daily with BP’s new $200 million dollar Ad campaign about “fraudulent claims”. You have endured numerous news articles about the settlement and the big appeal before the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal. And, if you are like most people, you saw that […]