Monthly Archives: September 2021

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Beware High-Pressure Sales Tactics Beware High Surrender Charges Beware Agents Urging You To Switch Annuities Insurance companies may offer commissions as high as 10 percent to agents who sell products like long-term deferred annuities to senior citizens. In this environment, consumers should arm themselves with information to protect […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Charged With Elder Abuse/Neglect Police Say Caregiver Abandoned 92-Year Old Caregiver Allegedly Stole Car After Abandoning Victim  Physical abuse and neglect of elders, including when a caregiver abandons an elder or dependent adult, are crimes. Cal. Penal Code § 368.  The California Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER IRS Paid $472 Million In Whistleblower Rewards In 2020 Off-Shore Schemes Are Large Area Of Tax Avoidance Tax Avoidance Schemes Violate Numerous Laws The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rewards people who blow the whistle on corporations who fail to pay the tax that they owe.  I.R.C. § 7623(b). […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Suspect Accused Of Sexual Misconduct At Four Nursing Homes Advocates See Epidemic Of Sexual Assault In Nursing Homes Suspect Kept License Despite Initial Complaints More and more reports of rape and sexual abuse of nursing home residents have surfaced in recent months. The stories are heartbreaking.  Some of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Redirecting Social Security Automatic Deposits Identity Theft And Online Access Protecting Seniors From Financial Exploitation Among the income and assets an unscrupulous caregiver can steal from an elderly person are that person’s Social Security benefits or private pension benefits.  Ordinarily these benefits are paid monthly by direct deposit […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Medicare Payments For Non-Covered In-Patient Admissions Ineligible Admissions For Non-Medical Reasons Former Medical Center Employee Blew Whistle  Private whistleblower suits (known as qui tam cases) under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., recover billions for the government every year from companies […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Annuities Are Complex And Expensive Your Upside Is Limited Expenses Add Up 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 policies are high; the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Punches, Slapping And Yelling Caught On Camera Caregiver Charged With Elder Abuse And Battery Victim Required Full-Time Care Whether an elderly person is institutionalized in a nursing home or under the care of an in-home caregiver, there is a danger of abuse.  The abuse can be physical, sexual, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Biden Administration Increases Enforcement Efforts Enhanced Prosecutions Under The False Claims Act Targeting Fraud In Healthcare And Defense Industries The False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. is a powerful enforcement tool against fraud.  Under the Biden Administration, the Justice Department is ramping up FCA […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER All Nursing Home Residents At Risk  Use of Antipsychotics Widespread Chemical Restraint Is A Form Of Elder Abuse Thousands of patients with dementia in nursing facilities are being overmedicated with psychotropic drugs, according to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The nonprofit found that the drugs are […]