Yearly Archives: 2012

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Wednesday, May 30, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reporting on the recent Elder Financial Protection Network 9th National Summit on Financial Exploitation of the Elderly in San Francisco, local CBS news interviewed and quoted Attorney Ingrid Evans of the Evans Law Firm on what we […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Defrauding Elders Grows in Ethnic Communities Are elders in ethnic communities more susceptible to elder abuse than others? This question faces residents, lawmakers, and law enforcers of San Francisco as the city tries to combat the […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Friday, May 25, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Residents’ Rights Defined By Law A recent news article revisits the federal Nursing Home Reform Act to inform nursing home residents of their legal rights and protections. The Nursing Home Reform Act was passed in 1987 […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Friday, May 25, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Residents’ Rights Defined By Law A recent news article revisits the federal Nursing Home Reform Act to inform nursing home residents of their legal rights and protections. The Nursing Home Reform Act was passed in 1987 […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Should You Purchase Long-Term-Care Insurance? Costs of long-term care are rising, and more seniors are finding themselves in positions where such care appears necessary or desirable. But is Long-Term-Care Insurance a reasonable and viable way of […]

McKesson Settlement for $190 Million Under False Claims Act McKesson corporation, a San Francisco-based company and one of the largest pharmaceuticals companies in the world, will pay $190  million as settlement in a whistleblower case under the False Claims Act. Whistleblower David Morgan is a Pennsylvania pharmacist and healthcare auditor […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California Agent Arrested on Charges of Financial Elder Abuse Life Health Pro Recently, a life insurance salesperson in Los Angeles was arrested on charges of fraud and elder abuse. This incident highlights the unfortunate prevalence of […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Lodi Police Said Nurse Imposters Took Credit Card From Man Sacramento Bee Two women in Lodi, California were arrested earlier this week on suspicion of burglary, elder abuse, possession of stolen property, forgery, and felonious use […]

SAIC to Pay $500 Million to Settle New York CityTime Fraud Bloomberg A contractor hired to overhaul the payroll systems for several New York City agencies has agreed to pay $500.4 million to the U.S. Attorney’s office. This contractor, Science Applications International Corp (SAIC) has admitted to failure to investigate […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Monday, March 12, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Hospital Efforts To Keep Elderly Strong A startling statistic has recently come to light: at least one-third and up to two-thirds of hospital patients over the age of 70 leave the hospital weaker than they were […]