ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER SEC Has Rewarded More Than $928 Million To Whistleblowers 166 Individuals Have Received Rewards Whistleblowers Remain Anonymous And Confidential The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”), Pub. L. 111-203, created the Whistleblower Office of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2010 to encourage […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Looking Through The Sales Hype Fixed Indexed Annuities Are Costly And Complex Replacing Existing Policies Can Be A Big Mistake Agents sell fixed indexed annuities as a “safe” investment in times of market volatility.  Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends against deferred annuities, including fixed indexed annuities, for older […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Control Of Court-Appointed Fiduciaries Over Seniors And Dependent Adults When Court-Appointed Fiduciaries Abuse That Position Recourse For Families Conservatorships and other Court-ordered protections for elder and dependent adults are meant to protect those persons because they are unable to provide for their own needs.  With court authorization, these […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Too Much Elder Abuse Goes Unreported Financial Elder Abuse Takes Heavy Toll On Senior Health Elder Abuse Is A Crime In California Abuse, neglect and financial exploitation are not the inevitable consequences of growing old but the sad reality for millions of seniors in America every year. We […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Agency Caregiver Accused Of Theft Jewelry And Cash Disappeared Police Suspect Caregiver Stole From Multiple Victims A senior’s jewelry, cash, valuables, and credit cards can disappear quickly when an unscrupulous caregiver or stranger enters a senior’s home or room in a nursing home.  If such strangers have a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Government Arrests Nursing Home Business Officer And Aide  Access To Resident Financial Accounts Pair Allegedly Stole From 11 Residents All too frequently we read news stories of nursing home residents suffering from physical or sexual abuse, neglect or abandonment. Often the abuse and neglect result in death of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Exploitation Of Seniors And Dependent Adults In Group Home Arrest For Ten Counts Of Exploitation Elders And Dependent Adults Removed From Unlicensed Home Group homes are ideally supposed to provide a comfortable living environment for a small number of people with similar issues, whether that be elderly persons, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nursing Home Director Charged  Allegedly Failed To Report Sexual Abuse Two Residents Reportedly Assaulted By Same Aide Intentional abuse in the form of sexual assault and rape or physical abuse and restraint is an increasing danger for nursing home residents.  While all nursing home residents are at risk, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations of Illegal Kickbacks To Physicians Illegal Referrals To Nursing Homes Alleged Former Executive Brings Suit The False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., allows private citizens with information of fraud against the federal government to bring cases (known as qui tam actions) against businesses […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Allegedly Stole Elderly Man’s Credit Card Wheelchair-Bound Elderly Man Reports Theft Four, Large Unauthorized Charges In One Day An elderly person’s cash and credit cards can disappear in minutes if an unscrupulous caregiver or stranger enters the elder’s home and has access to a wallet or purse.  […]