Category: Evans Law Firm

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  The Arbitration Clause In Your Fitbit Contract Consumer products often come with written terms and conditions, usually a little pamphlet in the box. The terms and conditions are mini-contracts and the manufacturer claims you agreed to the terms when you made your purchase.  Your Fitbit comes with terms […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What Does the Law Mean by “Undue Influence”? Isolated seniors may be victims of “undue influence” by others who lead the vulnerable senior into a transaction or contract that causes injury. Persons exerting undue influence over seniors include caregivers, insurance agents, financial advisors, fiduciaries, and others who seek […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Law: Planning, Prevention, and Protection May has been designated as National Elder Law Month by the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), a professional association of lawyers dedicate to improving the quality of legal services provided to older Americans. The aging population in America is exploding […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Whistleblower Program Futures and derivatives trading played a major part in this country’s financial crisis of 2008. Some of that trading was based on misrepresentations and fraud.  The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) oversees futures, options, currency and derivatives trading in the United States […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Forethought Variable Annuities California annuity attorneys at Evans Law Firm Inc. represent clients who have suffered losses on all types of annuity contracts, including variable and fixed indexed annuities. Forethought Life Insurance Company through Global Atlantic its underwriter and distributor issues variable and fixed indexed annuities under the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What Are Powers of Attorney? A Power of Attorney (POA) is a very important legal document where the principal authorizes an agent to act on the principal’s behalf. The authority of the agent ends either when the principal revokes their authority, or on the death of the principal. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whistleblower Prevails Against Corporation Many California whistleblower/qui tam cases are brought under the False Claims Act when the whistleblower (also known as a “relator”) has information of false claims being made for government payments or reimbursements. In order to dissuade whistleblowers from bringing such enforcement actions, corporations often […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Transamerica Life Insurance Company Variable Annuities The California annuity attorneys at Evans Law Firm Inc. represent clients who have suffered losses from surrenders and fees on all types of annuity contracts, including fixed, indexed, and variable deferred annuities. These contracts charge sales commissions, rider fees and other benefit […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Life Insurance Churning Millions of older Americans have whole life insurance policies with accumulated cash value. Typically, they were sold those policies when they were much younger as a tax deferred savings vehicle, passing the accumulation on to their children when they died.  Some insurance agents spot these […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Securities and Exchange Commission Whistleblower Awards Last year alone the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) received over 4400 tips about securities fraud from whistleblowers and other complainants. During the course of 2017, the SEC awarded nearly $50 million in whistleblower awards to individuals with new information leading to […]