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 […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Thursday, January 19, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whistleblower Records Shed Light On BNY Mellon Case [Article submitted by Justin Victor of Grant & Eisenhofer] Whistleblower Grant Wilson has aided a lawsuit against and federal investigation into the Bank of New York Mellon Corp […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Thursday, January 19, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Ohio Jewish Retirement Community Opens Elder Abuse Shelter JTA The Cedar Village Retirement Community in Mason, Ohio has opened the state’s first shelter for abused elderly. This shelter will allow abused seniors a stay of 90-120 […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Wednesday, January 18, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Stronger Measures Needed to Curb Fraud by Medical Device Suppliers Fraud and abuse from Medicare suppliers remains a problem for Medicare and Medicaid, says the Office of Inspector General (OIG) in Washington. In an examination that […]

See below on Risperdal proposed settlement numbers.  This is actually a small settlement considering total sales, black box warning, and major side effects.  The medicare system will be burdened with diabetes caused by this drug for sometime.  The bottom line of the article is telling: $65 dollar stock down eight […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Wednesday, November 30, 2011. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER J.P. Morgan Chase has agreed to settle securities fraud charges for $153.6 million. According to the lawsuit, J.P. Morgan had willfully misled investors in the days leading up to the stock market collapse of 2008. The […]