Monthly Archives: September 2021

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understand The Inherent Risks In Annuities Contracts Are Complicated And Expensive Withdrawals And Surrenders Are Costly Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends against deferred annuities, including fixed indexed annuities, for older consumers based on what we have seen in our litigation experience: sales commissions and annual fees on these […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Neglect Of Patients In End Of Life Care Hospice Patients Neglected And Abused How To Find Information On Hospice Agencies  When a patient or a patient’s family elects hospice care for a dying senior, the hospice agency or program is responsible for providing all services related to the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Cashed 43 Checks Off Victim’s Account Another Caregiver Forged Checks And Made Zelle Transfers Families Detect Fraud And Theft Every time a stranger or caregiver enters the home of an elderly person there is a risk of financial elder abuse.  The amounts stolen can be relatively […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER CFTC Recently Awards $3 Million To Whistleblower Cases Start With An Anonymous Tip From Whistleblower Fraud In Commodities and Futures Trading The U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) oversees trading in derivatives, commodities, options, futures, swaps, and currencies.  See Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seven Examples Of Insurance Agent Fraud And Financial Elder Abuse Victims Include Many Seniors Protecting Older Loved Ones From Insurance Agent Fraud Insurance agents and brokers serve as trusted advisors to their clients, ensuring that policyholders are adequately protected in the event of a loss.  However, on some […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER State Agency Warnings About Rising Premiums Risk Of Policy Lapses Low Rates Of Return Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends against indexed universal life insurance and deferred annuities for senior consumers because both insurance products are expensive, complicated, and tie up invested money for long periods of time.  Typically, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Older Clients At Risk Of Abuse By Unscrupulous Advisors How Brokers Defraud Elderly Clients Protecting Against Financial Elder Abuse Seniors are vulnerable to financial advisors, brokers, insurance agents, trustees and others whether they are new advisors or persons with whom the senior may have had a relationship for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Facility Owner Arrested For Elder Abuse And Cruelty Nine Elderly Residents Victimized Only One Staff Member For Nine Alzheimer’s Residents Patients in nursing homes and assisted care facilities are at risk of intentional abuse, neglect, negligence, or abandonment by aides, staff and owners in the very facilities where […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Securities and Exchange Commission Announces $6 Million In Awards  Two Whistleblowers Rewarded For Assisting Investigations $956 Million Awarded Since SEC Whistleblower Program Began Assistance and information from whistleblowers who know of possible securities law violations are among the most powerful weapons in the law enforcement arsenal of the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Rehab Director Of Company Blows Whistle  Company Allegedly Billed For Unnecessary “Ultra High” Therapy Complaint Alleged Eight Years Of Fraudulent Practices Healthcare fraud costs the government billions every year.  Private individuals play a great role in getting some of that money back for the government.   Under the […]