Judge Tosses Elder Abuse Suit Against Bank Of America, Cites Claims’ Insufficiency

Mealey's (August 30, 2022, 12:40 PM EDT) -- FRESNO, Calif. — A California federal judge on Aug. 26 granted Bank of America’s motion to dismiss an elder abuse, negligence and conversion suit filed against it by a man asserting that the bank improperly allowed his wife, a joint account holder with dementia, to withdraw over $800,000 from their joint accounts without the man’s knowledge, finding that the claims lack sufficient facts to support the allegations....