Category: Evans Law Firm

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse on the Rise Nationwide and in San Francisco Sharp Increases in Elder Abuse Statistics The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported an alarming increase in the number of seniors nationwide enduring elder abuse. Over a 15-year period, physical elder abuse has increased 75% […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Truth About Deferred Annuities Buyer Beware Investment analyst Ken Fisher’s take on deferred annuities is blunt: “I’d rather die and go to hell before selling an annuity.” [1] As over the top that may sound, Fisher’s investment experience has taught him that annuities are costly and complicated […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Strikes Seniors From Many Directions Statistics reveal that elder abuse strikes as many as 1 in 5 seniors in America and the economic toll of financial elder abuse alone may be as high as $2.6 billion annually. Financial elder abuse strikes seniors across ever demographic […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Consumer Attorneys of California Honors Ingrid For Volunteer Work Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), a lawyer’s group representing Californians against injustice, discrimination and harm, recently honored Ingrid M. Evans of Evans Law Firm, Inc. for her volunteer dedication to elder justice and environmental protection. We who are her […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California Care Home Owner Convicted of Death of Elderly Dementia Patient A California care home owner will spend time in jail for the death of a 65-year-old dementia patient struck and killed by a car when he wandered out of the care home where he lived.[1] During investigation […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER False Claims Act Cases Large Settlements and Whistleblower/Relator Awards Under the False Claims Act (FCA), the federal government rewards whistleblowers who present credible, original information of false claims made to government agencies for payments and reimbursements. The cases are known as qui tam cases and the whistleblowers in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Annuities Are Costly and Complicated Losses From Surrender Charges, Commissions, and Fees Annuities are complicated and risky and tie up your money for years, subject to penalties (for as long as 15 years under some contracts) if you need to take your money out. It’s easy to put […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What Does the Law Mean by “Undue Influence”? Undue influence is often a key element in financial elder abuse cases. Caregivers may exert undue influence over vulnerable seniors to get the senior to add them to a Will, grant them a Power of Attorney, name them as beneficiary […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Blowing the Whistle on Bank Fraud How the Process Works The government rewards whistleblowers who aid prosecutors in going after fraud. A number of agencies maintain whistleblower programs but when the fraud is related to banks and other federally insured financial institutions, the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nursing Home Residents at Risk of Abuse and Neglect Another Shocking Story of Nursing Home Abuse Elderly patients abused in nursing homes have a 300 percent greater chance of death in the 3 years following the abuse than those who are not abused according to studies.  Sadly, nursing […]