Archive for July, 2011
Firm Resolves Annuity Litigation with New York Life and its Agents
Posted on July 17, 2011
July 17, 2011…Hargrove Pierson & Brown, P.A. announce the resolution of another case involving the sale of multiple annuities to a senior citizen. Mary I. Mullen, 96 years of age, filed suit in Fort Lauderdale through her court appointed guardian against New York Life and its agents, Jeffrey R. Knight, John D. Palmateer and John D. Palmateer II, alleging undue influence upon the elderly, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty and exploitation of a vulnerable adult under Florida Statutes. A confidential settlement was reached and approved by the circuit court.