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Mar 27, 2014 - Elder Abuse by Ingrid Evans | Share
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER There have been three recent cases involving missing dementia patients in California. Patients with dementia could have memory loss and impaired reasoning. Assisted living facilities must take care to make sure that patients with dementia do not walk away from the premises. Caring for a dementia patient at […]
Mar 21, 2014 - Class Action by Ingrid Evans | Share
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Consumers would like to see a class action lawsuit against DirecTV for charging early termination fees/penalties without the consumers consent go to trial. DirecTV would prefer that a California appeals court send the lawsuit to arbitration and to take away the consumers constitutional right to jury trial. DirecTV […]
Mar 19, 2014 - Elder Abuse California by Ingrid Evans | Share
A recent article from the January edition of the New Yorker has highlighted some of the most prevalent scams to be reported so far this year, all of which target older Americans, over the age of 60. These schemes pinpoint weaknesses and vulnerabilities in older people, and prey on unsuspecting […]
Mar 17, 2014 - False Claims by Ingrid Evans | Share
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A whistleblower who filed suit against JP Morgan will receive $63.9 million in reward money. JP Morgan agreed to settle the allegations by paying $614 million to the government. The lawsuit alleged that JP Morgan defrauded the government into insuring ineligible home loans. The settlement resolves the charges […]
Mar 10, 2014 - False Claims by Ingrid Evans | Share
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration oversees certain whistleblower programs. There are twenty two whistleblower statutes covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Whistleblowers are now able to file complaints online. This provides another way for whistleblowers that have been retaliated against […]
Mar 10, 2014 - Assisted Living by Ingrid Evans | Share
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER On February 15, 2014 a 74 year-old dementia patient went missing from an assisted living facility in California. Police asked for the help of the public in locating the man. Approximately one week later the body of the man was discovered. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for patients […]
Mar 3, 2014 - Employment Law by Ingrid Evans | Share
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A major federal contractor has been accused of forcing employees to sign confidentiality statements that violate the False Claims Act. The whistleblower lawsuit was filed recently against Halliburton and its former subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root. The complaint was filed with the Justice Department and the Securities and […]
Mar 3, 2014 - Caregiver by Ingrid Evans | Share
ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregivers for the elderly are sometimes abusive. Doctors who work for Adult Protective Services have seen many cases of abuse and neglect. According to the 1985 Elder Abuse Prevention, Identification and Treatment Act, abuse is defined as “willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation or cruel punishment with […]
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