Monthly Archives: April 2022

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deferred Annuities Are Complex Products What To Watch For Avoid Replacements And Exchanges Deferred annuities are complicated investments.  Some bear complex qualities of both life insurance and securities products; contracts run from 50 to 100 pages or more and are filled with technical language and actuarial tables. Insurance agents […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 2022 Theme: Invest In Our Planet Personal Habits To Save The Planet Empowering The Young To Save The Environment The theme of this year’s Earth Day is “Invest In Our Planet.” The theme reflects our founder Ingrid M. Evans’s personal commitment to environmental causes through legal efforts and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Stole Wife’s Jewelry Some Property Recovered At Pawn Shop Police Conduct Investigation It does not take a dishonest stranger brought into an older person’s home long to take cash, jewelry, credit cards, checks and valuables if he or she has access. Indeed, whenever a caregiver or other […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Employee Blows Whistle On False Billing Allegations Of Overbilling And False Statements Realtor Will Receive $1.3 Million Reward The False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. (FCA) allows individuals with knowledge of fraud against the government to bring actions (known as “qui tams”) to recover […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER World War II Veteran Resided In Senior Community Cash and Rolex Disappeared Police Arrest Caregiver On Suspicion Of Theft Theft from a victim is over 65 is straight theft but is also criminal financial elder abuse and grounds for civil liability against the person who took the property. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Neglect Of Patients In Hospice Programs And Care Facilities Forms And Dangers Of Neglect How To Spot Neglect  Nursing homes and hospice agencies are paid to care for the elderly and dying. Patients and their families rely on facility or agency staff to do the job they are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Stole Over Ten-Year Period Defendant Developed Close Relationship With Victim Hundreds Of Fraudulent Checks And Electronic Transfers Alleged Trustees, conservators, brokers, accountants, and other advisors have direct access to a senior’s finances and personal information like Social Security Numbers.  Dishonest persons in those capacities are in a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Against Electronic Health Record Vendor Vendor Allegedly Paid Kickbacks For Client Referrals Judge Awards $390,000 To Whistleblower Under the Biden Administration, the federal government has accelerated fraud enforcement around the False Claims Act, (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. Enforcement is particularly focused on fraud in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deceptive Sales Practices Downsides of Deferred Annuities For Seniors Avoid High-Pressure Sales Tactics Insurance agents are paid significant sales commissions on sales of certain forms of deferred annuity insurance products.  Any high-pressure or deceptive tactics to sell these products, and sales of unsuitable annuities, violate the law and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Surveillance Footage Captures Suspicious Activity Search Reveals Resident’s Checkbook At Caregiver’s Home Facility Manager Reported Residents Missing Credit Cards When the victim of any theft is over 65 that theft also constitutes criminal financial elder abuse and grounds for civil liability against the person who took the property. […]