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By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A recent case of elder abuse comes from Clayville, California. A man from Clayville has been accused of stealing over $250,000 from an 85 year old elderly woman. The woman contacted police when […]

By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm on Thursday, August 9, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The New York Times article, “Hospital Chain Inquiry Cited Unnecessary Cardiac Work” discussed HCA (the largest for profit hospital chain) performing unnecessary cardiac procedures on their patients in order to drive up the […]

By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm on Friday, August 3, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Are family and friends the intuitive choice for caregiving, or should the task be left to professionals? While there is no right answer to this question, a recent article on elder abuse prevention […]

By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm on Tuesday, July 31, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER In a tragic instance of elder abuse in San Jose, a manager at JP Morgan Chase Bank and her husband committed felony, theft, and elder abuse against an unsuspecting elderly man. The Chase […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Friday, July 20, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A recent study at the University of Southern California has found that an alarming rate of elder abuse among Spanish-speaking elders has gone unreported. In the past year, over 40% of interviewed Latino elders said they […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Thursday, July 12, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER According to a recent article in the Silicon Valley Mercury News, court-appointed conservators, fiduciaries, trustees, and other financial managers are charging devastating fees to the elders and individuals they are meant to guard. Examples include a […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Friday, June 29, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The milestone Supreme Court decision yesterday to uphold the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act promises to increase medical coverage opportunities for Americans across all demographics, but the elderly may be particularly benefited by this new […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Monday, June 11, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is Friday, June 15. According to the Berkeley Daily Planet, an elderly person is abused approximately every five seconds. In California alone, elder abuse cases comprise 10.6% of the nation’s recorded […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Thursday, June 7, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Tying Claims in Case against eBay Corporation Last week, a Northern California district court issued an order in a putative class action case against eBay Corporation. The Plaintiffs in Smith […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A court in Northern California heard a motion last week in an alleged elder financial abuse case against Jackson National Life Insurance Company for allegedly selling inappropriate deferred annuities to seniors. This putative class action case was […]