Monthly Archives: May 2018

Confidentiality provisions in litigation settlements are not desirable.  Our litigation attorneys oppose them and at a minimum ensure they are as narrowly drawn as possible. Individuals or companies accused of wrongdoing ask for confidentiality provisions in an effort to protect their reputations. Fortunately, by statute, California disfavors these confidentiality provisions […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What Duty Does An Agent Owe You? Putting You First A Recent Case Makes Headlines We at Evans Law Firm represent clients who have been harmed as the result of insurance agents who put their own interests before yours. We remain committed to holding agents and insurance companies […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes Serious Cases Underreported A recent federal investigation by the Department of Health and Human Services disclosed that more than 25 percent of serious nursing home abuse incidents are never reported to law enforcement agencies. Unreported cases include cases where the nursing home resident’s […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Life Insurance Churning Millions of older Americans have whole life insurance policies with accumulated cash value. Typically, they were sold those policies when they were much younger as a tax deferred savings vehicle, passing the accumulation on to their children when they died.  Some insurance agents spot these […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Protecting You and Your Loved Ones From Scams Against Seniors Financial elder abuse takes many forms and comes from many different directions. Elder victims lose their life savings, pensions, and homes through these scams and are left struggling to pay bills. Sadly, many are left with little money […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Help For Heirs Left With a Decedent’s Mortgage Financial elder abuse takes many forms and comes from many different directions. It may be a mortgage forced on a vulnerable or unaware senior as part of an abusive scheme by a financial advisor, lender, or other party such as […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Long-Term Care Insurance Claims A recent study indicates that couples retiring this year will need $280,000 to cover health care and medical expenses over the course of their retirement. That amount excludes nursing home costs.  The increase reflects both rising health care costs and the fact that people […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Dangers of Relying on Annuities as Retirement Savings Recent studies by the Economic Policy Institute and other economic thinktanks reveal that Americans are increasingly at risk of retiring broke. Studies indicate that 42 percent of Americans have less than $10,000 tucked away for retirement.  Retirement preparedness varies […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Recovery For Victims Financial elder abuse takes many forms and strikes seniors in Alameda County and throughout California every day. The Alameda County and California financial elder abuse attorneys at Evans Law Firm represent victims in civil actions against all manner of abusers: insurance agents, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understanding Indexed Annuities Insurance agents are seizing the volatile stock market and rising interest rates as selling points in pushing indexed annuities. Concern over market volatility is understandable but indexed annuities are not the answer.  The annuities lawyers at Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommend a very close look […]