ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Governor Jerry Brown and the California Assembly have passed a bill to expand and amend California’s pre-existing False Claims Act to agree more closely with the Federal False Claims Act. Effective on January 1, 2013, this new law broadens the requirements for whistleblower status and compensation, which could […]

By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm posted in caregiver fraud on Tuesday, October 9, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Good news for seniors who seek information about how to avoid financial elder abuse: last week, the California Department of Insurance launched a new website called “Senior Gateway” that […]

By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm posted in elder abuse on Monday, October 1, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Veterans Aid and Attendance program provides pension benefits for needy veterans or their surviving spouses. To qualify for the program, veterans or their spouses must have less than […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The first Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) public enforcement lawsuit was just months ago when the CFPB announced Capital One was to refund $140 million to customers and pay an additional $25 million penalty for also using deceptive marketing practices to mislead cardholders into buying extra products. Now, […]

By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm posted in elder abuse on Monday, September 24, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Four suspects have recently been arrested in California and charged with elder abuse and other felony counts for running an alleged Ponzi Scheme. The suspects, affiliated with a company […]

By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm posted in elder abuse on Wednesday, September 19, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Attorney General Kamala Harris recently succeeded in the criminal prosecution of a hospital administrator in Bakersfield, California for conduct by a lower ranked employee which led to the death […]

By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm posted in elder abuse on Tuesday, September 18, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A man in Santa Barbara was found guilty of extortion and elder abuse after he wrongfully accused an elderly driver of hitting him while crossing the street. Matthew Brown, a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Recently the New York Times filed a motion to disclose court documents that confirm Mitt Romney’s former firm Bain Capital colluded with its competitors in fixing the acquisition prices of multi-billion dollar companies such as the hospital giant HCA.  In this Federal District Court class-action shareholders suit filed […]

By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm posted in financial exploitation on Thursday, September 13, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Thanks to the recently launched Elder Investment Fraud and Financial Exploitation program, doctors of elders and retirees are now able to help their patients avoid and prevent elder abuse […]

Internal Revenue Services (IRS) tax whistle-blower cases have become an essential tool for the Federal government in piercing the corporate veil and aiding in prosecuting illegal practices of large corporations.  Recently a former UBS banker was awarded $104 Million dollars in one of the largest-ever IRS whistle-blower cases based upon […]