ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER         One lawsuit against Novartis alleges that the pharmaceutical company paid kickbacks to doctors to induce them to prescribe Novartis products over those from other companies.  Those Novartis products were then reimbursed by federal health care programs.  As a result, the federal government is alleged to have paid […]

  ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Banks Aid in Fraud Against Older Consumers Anyone can be targeted by unscrupulous marketers.  However, for a variety of reasons, older people are particularly vulnerable to deceptive pitches that arrive by telephone, mail, and the Internet.  Mass market fraud operations are commonplace in this country.  A recent […]

-ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER-                 Keeping patients on hospice care for years and letting the government foot the bill can lead to serious problems, as one healthcare provider recently learned.  Hospice care is a type of palliative end of life care for those expected to die within 180 days.  While an […]

By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm posted in elder abuse on Monday, May 20, 2013. -ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER- California’s low-income seniors are both eligible for both Medicare and MediCal. Governor Brown’s health reform estimates to reduce approximately a half-billion dollars from the state’s budget for healthcare by […]

– ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER –  The Food and Drug Administration recalled two powerful acid concentrates in March of 2012. Both products, GranuFlo, a powder-based concentrate, and Naturalyte, a liquid-based concentrate, were sold to numerous dialysis centers nationwide. Medical directors and physicals anonymously reported “troubling findings” associated with both concentrates’ dosing measurements […]

– ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER –                  Amgen, Inc., a California-based biotechnology company, agrees to pay a $2.9 million settlement after allegations of marketing their products to patients who did not fit the approved labeling by the Food & Drug Administration. The product in subject, […]

By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm posted in deferred annuity on Thursday, March 21, 2013. -Attorney Newsletter- Many California seniors may have purchased deferred annuity products from Jackson National Life Insurance Deferred Annuity (“Jackson National”). There is a pending lawsuit in federal courts against Jackson National, […]

By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm posted in annuities fraud on Thursday, February 28, 2013. -Attorney Newsletter-   Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America failed in its third attempt to win summary judgment on Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO) claims alleged in two […]

By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm posted in annuities on Wednesday, February 27, 2013. -Attorney Newsletter- American Equity Investment Life Holding Company is among several companies that sold deferred annuities to California senior citizens. Lawsuits allege that deferred annuities may not be the best investment for […]