Monthly Archives: January 2012

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Editorial: Elder abuse on the rise with growing older population The Herald-Dispatch As the quality of healthcare and the average life expectancy in the United States has gone up, so too unfortunately has the incidence of […]

California Blues will pay Los Angeles $2 million to settle rescission lawsuit American Medical News Health system reform made rescinding coverage illegal except in cases of fraud. The company has not admitted wrongdoing. The Blue Shield of California insurance company has agreed to pay $2 million to the city and […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Monday, January 30, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER In Northern California, seven citizens have brought a class action suit against eBay and PayPal corporations. In April 2010, a group of eBay online auction sellers filed a complaint against eBay and PayPal with allegations that […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Thursday, January 26, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A New Year, New Laws Camarillo Acorn Among the hundreds of new state laws that will take effect in 2012 are a series that increase the punishment for elder abuse. This effort to crackdown on elder […]

Maersk to pay federal government $31.9 million The Virginian-Pilot Maersk Line, and Maersk Line Limited, the world’s biggest container shipping firm, will pay the United States federal government $31.9 million in response to false claims allegations regarding cargo shipments to U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. The lawsuit was initially […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Hundreds of Elder Abuse Cases in 2011 KULR-TV Sarah Gravlee in Billings, Montana reports that the number of elder abuse cases is on the rise and will skyrocket over the next two decades. As the baby […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Monday, January 23, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Clayton Real Estate Agent Arrested for Financial Elder Abuse & Forgery San Francisco Chronicle In Contra Costa last month, 63-year old real estate agent Walter Roberts was arrested and accused of forging his 92 and 85-year-old […]

 Actavis settles Medicaid fraud case for $84 million Reuters [Article submitted by Dr. Caroline Poplin] Actavis Group, a privately held generic pharmaceutical company based in Iceland, has settled a Medicaid fraud case for $84 million with the state of Texas. According to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, Actavis had been […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Friday, January 20, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse Pair Prepare for Hearing, Jury Trial in Bakersfield Kern Valley Sun In Kern County, 30-year-old Joseph McCoy and his 54-year-old mother Darlene Green took part in a Readiness Hearing at which they faced charges […]

Michigan man spearheads Medicare fraud lawsuit, wins; GE Healthcare settles lawsuit for $30M In Michigan, the company GE Healthcare has settled a lawsuit for $30 million with an individual named James Wagel. Wagel filed the suit in 2006 on behalf of the government under the federal False Claims Act, and […]