ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver And Assisting Relative Financially Exploited Senior Police Say More Than $171,000 Taken Victim’s Daughter First Detected Suspicious Checks 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 Misappropriation Of Funds By Trustees Removal And Damages For Beneficiaries Enhanced Remedies Under Elder And Dependent Adult Abuse Act While many Californians create trusts to hold their assets, seniors and dependent adults in particular may do so because they can no longer manage their own financial affairs and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Many California teachers invest in annuities to supplement their retirement income. Insurance agents often attempt to sell teachers annuities because insurance laws in California allow agents to solicit payroll deferrals directly from individual teachers. These payroll deferral arrangements are commonly called “403(b) plans.” Agents tend to promote annuities […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Scheme Ran For Six Years 30 Elderly Investors Lost Money Charges Of Financial Elder Abuse, And Securities Law Violations While financial elder abuse may be limited to isolated transactions exploiting specific older individuals, financial elder abuse may also be perpetrated on numerous elderly victims.  Seniors are often […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cash, Checks And Credit Cards Stolen From Patient Rooms Two Prior Convictions For Financial Elder Abuse Theft Estimated At $18,000 Any nursing home residents is at risk of financial elder abuse at the hands of any unscrupulous caregivers, staff, and employee in the business office.  The thefts may […]

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. […]