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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Texas Pancreatic Cancer Lawyer Helps Pancreatic Cancer Survivors and Families of Persons Killed by Pancreatic Cancer Caused by Diabetic Drugs by Texas Pancreatic Cancer Lawyer

Texas Pancreatic Cancer Lawyer Helps Pancreatic Cancer Survivors and Families of Persons Killed by Pancreatic Cancer That Was Caused by Incretin Diabetic Drugs by Texas Pancreatic Cancer Lawyer Jason Coomer

Some types of diabetes medications can cause an increase health risk of pancreatic cancer.  Many of these diabetes drugs are in the incretin mimetic class and may cause an increased health risk of pancreatic cancer.  These diabetes drug include exenatide (Byetta, Bydureon), liraglutide (Victoza), sitagliptin (Januvia, Janumet, Janumet XR, Juvisync), saxagliptin (Onglyza, Kombiglyze XR), alogliptin (Nesina, Kazano, Oseni), and linagliptin (Tradjenta, Jentadueto).  Some of these diabetes drugs already include a black box warning regarding thyroid cancer risk, but do not have warnings regarding an increased risk of pancreatic cancer.  Persons taking these drugs should discuss the pancreatic cancer health risk with their medical doctor.

Several Pancreatic Cancer Lawsuits Are Currently Pending: These Pancreatic Cancer Lawsuits Have Time Limits Regarding Filing Suit

People taking certain types of diabetes drugs including: Januvia, Janument, Victoza, Byetta, Onglyza, Tradjenta,  and Oseni should be aware of the pancreatic cancer health risks. Further, pancreatic cancer survivors and families of those killed by pancreatic cancer should be aware that several lawsuits are currently pending against drug companies for failing to warn diabetics of the dangers of pancreatic cancer while taking these drugs.  It is also important to know that these pancreatic cancer lawsuits will have time limits regarding filing suit.  Waiting until after these time limits could result in the barring of a potential claim.

Pancreatic Cancer Lawsuit Information and Incretin Diabetes Drug Risk Information

If you have been taking a diabetes drug and have been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer or you have lost a loved one that was taking a diabetes drug and was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, please report the adverse action to the prescribing medical doctor and FDA as soon as possible.  Please also feel free to go to the following web page for more information on Pancreatic Cancer Diabetes Drug Lawsuits.

Monday, July 13, 2015

International Bribery Rewards: The SEC is Offering Large Financial Rewards to People that Expose Large Corporations That Are Bribing Public Officials by International Bribery Reward Lawyer

International Bribery Rewards: New SEC Bounty Actions Offer Large Financial Rewards to People that Properly Expose International Bribes to Public Officials from Large Corporations by International Bribery Reward Lawyer

New Anti-corruption Laws and SEC Whistleblower Reward Laws/Bounty Actions combine to offer large financial rewards to individuals that properly expose international bribery schemes.  These new laws allow International Whistleblowers to protect their identities and while seeking large financial rewards for exposing illegal bribes and other Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations.  By working through an International Whistleblower Reward Lawyer, an International Whistleblower can have their claim confidentially reviewed and protect their identity.  If you are aware of a significant Foreign Corrupt Practice Act violation and want additional information on SEC Bounty Actions, please go to the following web site: International Whistleblower Reward Laws or feel free to contact Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Whistleblower Reward Lawyer Jason Coomer.

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Whistleblower Rewards

Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the new SEC Whistleblower Incentive Program, whistleblowers with original and specialized knowledge and evidence of corporate bribery and illegal kickbacks are eligible to recover large economic awards.  By gathering this evidence and going through a lawyer, these whistleblowers can protect their identity through the process and potentially collect large rewards of 10% to 30% of the monetary sanctions imposed by the SEC.  These rewards include disgorged funds that can be in the hundreds of millions or Billions of dollars.  If you are aware of an illegal bribe or illegal kickback that was used to secure a large contract, it is important that you step forward to expose the corruption. 

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Violations

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) prohibits bribery of foreign officials by U.S. and foreign companies listed on the U.S. securities exchange.  The FCPA also requires companies to maintain accurate books and records.  Illegal bribes, fraudulent accounting, and false disclosures are all types of FCPA violations. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Whistleblowers that properly report FCPA violations by a U.S. or foreign company listed on the U.S. securities exchanges can recover a large reward for exposing FCPA violations.  These rewards can be extremely large when the bribe is for a procurement contract, pharmaceutical contract, or oil drilling lease.  The rewards can also be extremely large when a bank or other financial institute commits securities or investment fraud.
 

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Texas Unclaimed Property Lawyer Helps Families Claim Assets From The State of Texas by Texas Unclaimed Property Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Texas Unclaimed Property Probate Lawyer Helps Families Claim Assets That Have Been Sent to Texas Unclaimed Property by Texas Unclaimed Property Probate Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Many families are losing a significant amount of wealth to corporations and unclaimed property after the loss of a family member.  This lost wealth can include unclaimed bank accounts, retirement accounts, proceeds from sold houses and other real property, oil royalties, safety deposit boxes, stocks, and other wealth that is forgotten about or is unclaimed.  Much of this wealth is collected by the states after a loved one dies and held for rightful owners including heirs and beneficiaries.

Unfortunately, many heirs and beneficiaries are not aware of the lost wealth or are unable to provide proper verification to prove that they are the rightful heir or beneficiary.

Identifying Lost Wealth

In identifying lost wealth, it is usually best to start by checking with the state where the decedent was living to determine if any of that person's assets have been collected by the state.  The following link can be used to check Texas Unclaimed Property.  However, this is not the only place that should be investigated as many financial institutions, oil companies, banks, trusts, large corporations, and insurance companies, keep assets for an extended period of time or send the property to other states.  It also can be helpful to speak with other family members and review financial documents to determine what wealth may exist.  Please keep in mind that large corporations including financial institutes do not always know when someone passes away and in some instances some corporations are more than willing to absorb assets of people that have died or forgotten about assets.

Claiming Lost Wealth

Once wealth is identified, it can be extremely difficult to collect family wealth.  It is not uncommon for large corporations or the State of Texas to refuse to communication with anyone who is not the original account or policy holder.  In these situations, proof of death and verification of rightful inheritance must often be proven.  To do this families often have to go through formal legal probate procedures which can be expensive.

In most cases, the decedent's estate will need to go through a will probate or a suit to determine heirship.  This probate process can be expensive, but if there are significant assets in the estate, the investment can be well worth the cost.  Further, if there are significant assets in the estate, the probate process or collection process can sometimes be handled on a contingent contract or a hybrid contract by a Texas Probate Lawyer.  For more information, please see the follow web page: Texas Contingent Contract Probate Lawyer and Texas Contingent Contract Inheritance Lawyer.
 
Over $2 Billion In Unclaimed Property Is Being Held by the State of Texas

In Texas, the state is currently safekeeping over $2 billion in assets entrusted to it from a variety of sources, including unclaimed utility deposits, dormant bank accounts, unclaimed wages, safety deposit boxes, insurance policies and uncashed checks.  In fiscal year 2010, the state returned more than $160 million in such assets.  Many assets held by the State of Texas and other states will require probate before they can be distributed to the heirs of estate or beneficiaries of an estate. 

Texas Unclaimed Property Probate Lawyer, Jason S. Coomer, works with heirs and beneficiaries of significant sized estates to help them gain control of their loved one's estate to be able to claim unclaimed property. For more information on collection of unclaimed property, please follow this link to Texas Estate and Probate Unclaimed Property Lawyer.