Monthly Archives: September 2020

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What Seniors Should Understand About Annuity Fees Fees Versus “Guarantees” How Carriers Protect Themselves Deferred annuities generally carry a variety of fees from initial sales commissions to producing agents, administrative fees, subaccount fees, and fees for enhanced contract features known as “riders.” Seniors consumers need to understand how […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Overbilling Government Programs For Services Not Provided  Falsifying Program Certifications  Employees, Directors and Other Insiders Bring Fraud To Light Healthcare fraud costs the nation an estimated $68 billion annually, much of that cost ultimately hitting taxpayers through false claims against Medicare and Medicaid (known as Medi-Cal here in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Settlement Of Large Whistleblower Healthcare Fraud Suit Kickbacks And Illegal Referrals To Related Providers Individual Whistleblower Brings Fraud To Light Under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., the federal government rewards whistleblowers who present credible information of false claims under Medicare and Medicaid. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What Seniors Should Understand About Indexed Annuities Understanding Indexed Annuities SEC Bulletin Updated Insurance agents often approach senior citizens with indexed deferred annuities as a “safe” investment for securing future income. Seniors need to understand how these complicated insurance contracts operate before committing to a sale. The Marin […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Factors Common To Most Elder Abuse Cases Financial Elder Abuse Up During Pandemic Protecting Your Older Loved Ones Millions of older Americans live alone, or by themselves in facilities, and the lockdown meant to protect them from the coronavirus, increases their risk of abuse, especially financial elder abuse. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  Holding Facility Owners Responsible Torture And Murder Of Elderly Resident Civil Lawsuits Against Those Responsible Patients in nursing homes and assisted care facilities are at risk of intentional abuse, neglect, negligence, or abandonment by aides, staff and owners in the very facilities where families expect their loved ones […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Falsified PPP Loan Applications Small Business Administration Targets Ineligible Recipients  PPP Small Business Loan Fraud Under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., the federal government rewards whistleblowers who present credible information of false claims under government programs (like Medicare and Medicaid) or false […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER When Caregivers Steal Credit Cards Identity Theft And Unauthorized Charges Preventing Caregiver Theft Studies show that economic downturns invariably give rise to more cases of financial elder abuse. Whether it’s desperation or the increased isolation of seniors, cases of financial elder abuse are up decidedly in this pandemic. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Include Senior Loved Ones This Labor Day Zoom Or Facetime If Personal Visit Still Not Safe Check In With Seniors Every Holiday Happy Labor Day to all our readers especially after this strangest of summers. We at Evans Law Firm hope you remember senior loved ones today and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors Targeted For Unsuitable Insurance Or Investments Always Get A Second Opinion When it comes to the sale of deferred annuities to seniors, inappropriate sales practices can occur in many ways and come from a variety of sources. “Free lunch” investment seminars may be on hold right now […]