ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Defrauded 97-Year-Old With Dementia Accused Of Using Victim’s Funds For Personal Expenses Eight Years Of Fraud Alleged Seniors are often victims of financial elder abuse from strangers or newcomers into their lives acting as caregivers, insurance salesmen, contractors, or new boyfriends or girlfriends sometimes met online.  But […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Disabled Man Lost $52,000 Attempted To Take His Own Life After Loss Victim Gave Caregiver Debit Card And PIN Dishonest caregivers may prey upon a senior or dependent adult’s sympathies in order to take financial advantage of them.  In a recently reported case, discussed below, a caregiver allegedly […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Caught After Evading Arrest Charges Range From Forgery To Unauthorized Credit Card Use Allegedly Stole $22,000 From One Wheelchair Bound Patient We cannot emphasize enough that a thorough background check and getting and checking references are two of most important steps an elderly person’s family can take […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Employee Brought Qui Tam Action Will Receive $250 Million Reward Allegations Of Illegal Kickbacks Frauds committed against the federal or State governments often involve multiple violations of the law.  Private citizens are authorized to bring actions against the entities defrauding the government under the False Claims Act […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Two Residents Dead From Alleged Poisoning Served Dishwashing Liquid Instead Of Juice Family Of One Deceased Victim Suing Facility Dementia sufferers are extremely vulnerable to abuse and neglect because they may not even be aware of what is happening to them or able to communicate about it even […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deferred Annuities Are Complex And Expensive Insurance Policies Policy Features Limit Your Upside Fees And Expenses May Be High Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against certain types of deferred annuities, including fixed indexed annuities, for older consumers based on what we have seen in our litigation experience: […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Housekeeper Arrested For Jewelry Theft Elderly Victim Used Online Service To Hire Multiple Pieces Of Jewelry Missing In Four Days Anytime a dishonest stranger enters a senior’s home, there is a real danger that things will go missing – cash, checks, credit and ATM cards, jewelry, and other […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Long Term Contracts With Surrender Penalties Loss Of Investment Control High Fees And Low Returns Fixed indexed annuities (FIAs) and other deferred annuities are long-term, complex insurance policies which require you to lose control over your investment.  Seniors and those close to retirement are often targeted by insurance […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 6 ½ Year Prison Sentence Close To $6 Million Stolen From Three Older Clients Money Spent On Extramarital Affairs Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents senior victims of financial elder abuse in San Francisco and throughout California, and pursues all remedies including double damages and payment of attorneys’ fees […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Used Power Of Attorney To Steal Millions Victim Did Not Live To See Sentencing Five Year Prison Sentence And Restitution To Estate Financial predators take advantage of elderly persons whether they are rich or poor, man or woman, living at home or residing in care facilities.  Financial predators […]