Yearly Archives: 2025

December 23, 2025 – Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA – California elder abuse attorney Ingrid M. Evans of Evans Law Firm, Inc. recently won combined verdicts of $47 million against three defendants following a bench trial in Los Angeles on a financial elder abuse case, captioned In re Durable […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Stealing Pension And Social Security Benefits Dangers Of Online Access To Benefits Protecting Older Loved Ones Dishonest caregivers with internet access may gain access to a senior’s pension or Social Security benefit profiles with just a few pieces of important information like the senior’s date of birth and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Social Security Fraud Automatic Deposit Instructions Changed Online Protecting Older Loved Ones Dishonest caregivers with internet access may gain access to a senior’s pension or Social Security benefit profiles with just a few pieces of important information like the senior’s date of birth and Social Security number. Whenever […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Falsified Timesheets And Excessive Payments Time Discrepancies Discovered By Family Protecting Seniors From Caregiver Fraud Seniors with in-home caregivers are at risk of fraud and theft if the individuals working in the home are dishonest.  Caregiver fraud/caregiver theft is sadly a recurring form on financial elder abuse throughout […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Fraud/Caregiver Theft On Elderly Victim Forged Checks Alleged Preventing Caregiver Fraud While all seniors are potential victims of financial elder abuse, those who are alone and under the care of an in-home caregiver are particularly at risk if the caregiver is a dishonest person looking to take […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Disadvantages For Seniors Penalties For Exiting Deferred Annuities Commissions, Fees, And Withdrawal Penalties Whenever an insurance agent or financial advisor of any kind suggests an indexed annuity for you, be wary, especially if you are retired or nearing retirement.  Indexed annuities, like most deferred annuities, impose withdrawal penalties, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Powers Of Attorney Grant Broad Authority Over All Financial Matters The Risk Of Financial Power Of Attorney Abuse  Examples Of Financial Powers Of Attorney Abuse Powers of Attorney (POAs) are important and powerful legal documents that grant the agent appointed under the POA full legal authority to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reported Case Example Of Caregiver Theft/Caregiver Fraud Unauthorized Online Transfers And Account Access Protecting Seniors For Financial Elder Abuse And Caregiver Fraud Unauthorized online money transfers are a common form of financial elder abuse perpetrated on older persons. Dishonest persons working for seniors in their homes as caregivers […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Drugged To Prevent Wandering Patient Received Sedatives Without Physician Consultation Family Brings Wrongful Death Suit A very dangerous, and sadly common, behavior pattern of Alzheimer sufferers and persons with other forms of dementia is wandering away, also known as elopement.  Responsible facilities use alarm systems to alert […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Broad Authority Under Powers Of Attorney Self-Dealing And Other Agent Fraud Remedies For Injured Seniors And Families Powers of attorney are extremely important estate planning tools for all of us as we age; it is helpful to have such arrangements in place before the need for them arises […]