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July 16, 2025 55 mins

Legal Team, with Real Housewives of Orange County back on air, we’re turning our attention to the OG from the OC, Vicki Gunvalson, and the financial elder abuse lawsuit she’s now facing. The case, which Vicki now says she wants to take to trial, involves claims of financial elder abuse tied to annuity and life insurance sales, raising serious questions about what was promised, what was delivered, and what the law says about protecting vulnerable adults. We break down Vicki’s background in insurance, what the plaintiff alleges, how annuities work, and why this case has Reddit and Us Weekly buzzing. 


What’s on the docket? 

  • A refresher on Vicki Gunvalson’s background and career in insurance 
  • How you can take a life insurance policy out on someone 
  • The key claims in Diane Field’s financial elder abuse lawsuit against Vicki 
  • Annuities 101: what they are, the different types, and why they matter here 
  • Alleged misrepresentations in the sale of the insurance  
  • The California laws that govern elder financial abuse and insurance sales 


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