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ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER False Claims Act Cases For Unnecessary Treatments Pharmacist Brings Large Whistleblower Suit Against Clinic Healthcare fraud against Medicare and Medicaid amounts to billions of dollars every year. Billing for unnecessary treatments is a major type of this fraud.  Whistleblowers bring most of the recovery actions when it comes […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER False Claims Act Cases Against Healthcare Industry Government Announces Another Large Whistleblower Settlement With help from whistleblowers, the government pursues companies and contractors who defraud the government with false claims for payment or reimbursement. The majority of false claims come from the healthcare industry. Typically, whistleblowers initiate recovery […]

Our founder Ingrid M. Evans speaks out for consumers on NBC Bay Area News tonight at 11!  Tonight’s Bay Area Responds segment looks at what banks may do when customer CDs expire.  NBC zeroes in on how Wells Fargo Bank in particular handled (or mishandled) a senior customer’s longtime CD […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Plan Retirement Investments With Care Americans are increasingly at risk of retiring broke according to thinktanks watching the data. Forty-two percent of Americans have less than $10,000 tucked away for retirement.  So, yes, save as much as you can for the future, but be cautious where you put […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Awards in Federal and California False Claims Whistleblower Cases Both the federal government and the State of California reward whistleblowers who bring actions for false payment or reimbursement claims submitted to the government. The cases are brought under either the federal False Claims Act for federal claims (false […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER State and Federal Securities Law Violations Securities fraud is a serious crime under both federal and California securities laws. Law enforcement prosecutes the crimes and may obtain restitution for victims but the federal and California securities laws also grant victims the right to sue for civil damages which […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes Sadly, nursing home abuse is a real problem in California and growing as our population ages. California has the nation’s largest growing senior population and hundreds of thousands of Californians live in nursing homes or residential care facilities for the elderly. Often these […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors and High-Pressure Sales Tactics If you’re close to retirement, chances are you may have received more than one invitation for a retirement planning seminar offering a free meal at a fancy hotel. Maybe it was a flier on your car or a mailed invite.  Be careful.  Agents […]

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. California seniors often execute POAs when their own ability to manage their affairs becomes impaired by illness or loss of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A Closer Look At Variable Annuities Variable annuities are complex annuity contracts with securities and insurance features. Returns on variable annuities fluctuate with the market making these complicated contracts especially dangerous for seniors. The complexity and confusion surrounding the terms of variable annuities can lead to questionable sales […]