ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Misrepresentations Regarding Prescription Shoes Government Alleges Five Years Of False Claims For Payment Former Employee Whistleblower Will Receive Share Of Settlement Private individuals bringing suits under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., recover billions of dollars every year for the government against […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Owner Ran Unlicensed Elder Care Facility Unauthorized Admissions Of Patients 83-Year-Old Patient Dies Of Pressure Wound Seniors are vulnerable to all sorts of abuse and neglect as they become more dependent on others for care or for managing their finances.  The risk of abuse and neglect is present […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What Are Deferred Annuities?  Why Are Deferred Annuities Bad For Seniors? Understand How Deferred Annuities Work  Deferred annuities are insurance contracts where the policyholder pays a premium to an insurance carrier now for income payments in the future.  Below, we explain in more detail how these complicated insurance […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accusations Of Altered Checks  Victim’s Daughter Discovers Irregularities Defendant Faces Up To 15 Years In Prison In California a professional fiduciary that is licensed, bonded and insured is often a preferable choice when a senior needs help keeping up with finances and no trusted family member can do […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What is Elder Financial Abuse And Exploitation? Where Does Financial Elder Abuse Occur? Steps To Prevent Financial Elder Abuse And Recourse Financial exploitation in the elder population has been on the rise, with financial institutions reporting quadruple the number of such incidences over the last several years, according […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Submitting An Application To The IRS Process For Evaluating Whistleblower Claims How Whistleblower Rewards Are Paid Persons with credible information of large tax fraud begin a whistleblower case by submitting an application to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) describing the fraud, how you learned about it, and what […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Is A Public Health Concern When Elder Financial Exploitation Occurs How To Prevent And Detect Caregiver Fraud The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared elder abuse a public health concern some years ago, citing a significant increase in cases of elder abuse detailing the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Retirees And Those Near Retirement Targeted  Seminars And Other Questionable Sales Tactics Understand How Annuities Work  Insurers, brokers and agents direct annuity marketing toward those planning to retire soon, and recent retirees who have their retirement savings in 401ks or other employer=sponsored plans.  Every time, an agent sells […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Generally Consent Required Using Cameras to Monitor Care California Regulations For Camera Installation As a general rule, California requires 2-party consent for audio and video recordings.  See Cal. Penal Code §§ 632(recording confidential communications without consent is invasion of privacy) and 637.2(penalties on persons recording without consent for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Complex Policies Not Easily Understood Return Calculations Complicated  Surrender Penalties, Increased Premiums, And Policy Lapses Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally cautions against indexed universal life insurance (IULs) for senior consumers because IULs are expensive, complicated, and tie up invested money for long periods of time.  One observer put […]