Category: Evans Law Firm

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Reportedly Victim’s “Friend” Who “Assisted” Her Daily Running Errands With Senior’s Credit Cards  Suspicious Charges Reported To Police By Victim’s Guardian Isolated seniors are the most vulnerable to financial abuse because they have no one to watch over their accounts and help them keep track of their […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deferred Annuities Have Disadvantages For Seniors Surrender/Withdrawal Penalties Make For Costly Exits Returns Eroded By Fees, Participation Rates And Caps Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against deferred annuities for older consumers because they are expensive and complicated and because these contracts tie up a senior’s money for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Made 130 Unauthorized Transactions On Card Over $20,000 In Unauthorized Charges Allegedly Used Credit Card While Victim Hospitalized Financial elder abuse of seniors by dishonest and greedy caregivers is one of the most pervasive forms of financial elder abuse.  Reports of caregiver fraud and abuse appear almost […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Example Of Recent Case With Allegations Of Threats Victim Financial Abuse Reportedly Left Victim Without Funds To Pay Rent Victim’s Granddaughter Reported Suspicious Transactions Financial elder abuse of seniors by dishonest and greedy caregivers is one of the most pervasive forms of financial elder abuse.  Reports of caregiver […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Another Facility Employee Notices Blood On Bed Victim Has No Memory Of Anything Police Use DNA Evidence Statistics show that 20,000 incidents of sexual abuse, assault and rape in nursing homes have been reported to the authorities over the last two decades, and the numbers are increasing year […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Attorney/CPA/Investment Advisor Allegedly Embezzled $2 Million Falsely Promised Seniors High Returns Funneled Investor Money Into Personal Accounts Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents seniors themselves who are victims of financial elder abuse and the children or other next of kin of deceased seniors who have been financially exploited.  Often […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Plaintiffs Win Verdict Against For-Profit Nursing Home Chain Patient Neglect Lead To Stage IV Pressure Wound Complaint Alleged Understaffing To Blame Physical and emotional abuse, neglect, and abandonment are all forms of elder abuse that nursing home and assisted care facility residents may suffer.  See Cal. Welf. & […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reports Of Financial Elder Abuse Rising At Alarming Rate Steps For Protecting Seniors Legal Remedies For Victims Of Financial Elder Abuse Reports of financial elder abuse of older Americans are rising at an alarming rate across the country. Financial exploitation of older Americans is not the inevitable consequence […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Wheelchair-Bound Patient Allegedly Abused Director Accused Of Cover-Up And Failure To Report Victim’s Daughter Notified Authorities Of Alleged Abuse Nursing home residents are almost completely unable to defend themselves against any kind of abuse.  They are usually in a facility precisely because they cannot take care of themselves […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Increasing Epidemic Of Financial Elder Abuse World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15.  Established by the World Health Organization some years ago, the international day is intended to increase global awareness of the problem of elder abuse in all its forms.  Financial elder abuse is an […]