On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Monday, June 11, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is Friday, June 15. According to the Berkeley Daily Planet, an elderly person is abused approximately every five seconds. In California alone, elder abuse cases comprise 10.6% of the nation’s recorded […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Thursday, June 7, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Tying Claims in Case against eBay Corporation Last week, a Northern California district court issued an order in a putative class action case against eBay Corporation. The Plaintiffs in Smith […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A court in Northern California heard a motion last week in an alleged elder financial abuse case against Jackson National Life Insurance Company for allegedly selling inappropriate deferred annuities to seniors. This putative class action case was […]

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 […]