Yearly Archives: 2019

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Settlement in Whistleblower Case Against Network Security Company The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a settlement in a False Claims Act whistleblower case against Silicon Valley network security provider Fortinet. [1]   The government settled the case for a deal worth $545,000.  The Sunnyvale-based company agreed to pay […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Keeping Retirement Savings for Yourself Avoid Deferred Annuities With Fees and Surrender Charges The closer you get to retiring the more you try and save for the future. While saving as much as you can is important, where you put those savings is equally important. Insurance agents, financial […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Surviving Spouses Prey to Caregivers and Others How to Protect Your Children and Ensure They Inherit the Family House Consider Life Estates Sadly, there’s a repeating pattern of caregivers and others getting their hands on a senior’s property after a spouse of many years passes away. Isolated seniors […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Pitfalls of Reverse Mortgages Problems for Surviving Spouses “Reverse mortgages are just a terrible idea for seniors, unless they have no other options.” That’s what our own Ingrid M. Evans recently told a reporter for realtor.com covering a story of a 79-year-old widow who may lose her […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse on the Rise Sharp Increases in Elder Abuse Statistics The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported that America’s vulnerable elderly population is experiencing an alarming increase in violence and potential abuse. Assaults against the older generation of America nearly doubled between 2002 and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse on the Rise Nationwide and in San Francisco Sharp Increases in Elder Abuse Statistics The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported an alarming increase in the number of seniors nationwide enduring elder abuse. Over a 15-year period, physical elder abuse has increased 75% […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Truth About Deferred Annuities Buyer Beware Investment analyst Ken Fisher’s take on deferred annuities is blunt: “I’d rather die and go to hell before selling an annuity.” [1] As over the top that may sound, Fisher’s investment experience has taught him that annuities are costly and complicated […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Strikes Seniors From Many Directions Statistics reveal that elder abuse strikes as many as 1 in 5 seniors in America and the economic toll of financial elder abuse alone may be as high as $2.6 billion annually. Financial elder abuse strikes seniors across ever demographic […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Consumer Attorneys of California Honors Ingrid For Volunteer Work Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), a lawyer’s group representing Californians against injustice, discrimination and harm, recently honored Ingrid M. Evans of Evans Law Firm, Inc. for her volunteer dedication to elder justice and environmental protection. We who are her […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California Care Home Owner Convicted of Death of Elderly Dementia Patient A California care home owner will spend time in jail for the death of a 65-year-old dementia patient struck and killed by a car when he wandered out of the care home where he lived.[1] During investigation […]