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ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Ingrid M. Evans Wins A Top 20 Court Award in California Ingrid M. Evans of Evans Law Firm, Inc., won a $798,000 verdict in a bench trial last year in San Francisco Superior Court that has been recognized as one of the Top 20 Court Awards in California […]

Recently, Ingrid M. Evans of Evans Law Firm helped a young female victim of inappropriate touching during a massage therapy treatment. The victim experienced non-consensual touching in the breast and pelvic region and sustained lasting harm as a result. The perpetrator claimed the abuse was a recognized massage technique administered […]

Seniors are vulnerable to dishonest behavior, especially by financial professionals including insurance agents who are supposed to help them.  When seniors make financial plans for the future and seek help from agents or other professionals, those seniors have a right to expect honesty and advice appropriate to their specific situation. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER False Claims Lawsuit Spotlights Medicare/Medi-Cal Overbilling False Claims A false claims lawsuit against a nursing home alleging overbilling of Medicare and Medi-Cal recently settled for $54 million. The large false claims case was a whistleblower suit, also known as a qui tam. According to reports of the settlement, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiving Gone Wrong: Caregiver Fraud Caregiver Fraud When caregiving turns more into taking… you might have a problem. As our largest population is reaching their elderly years, caregiving is becoming more common and, to be frank, necessary. Often elders or family members of elders hire caregivers to come […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Kickbacks and False Claims More Fraud in Healthcare Industry Recently, one of the country’s leading pharmaceutical companies settled a whistleblower’s False Claims Act (FCA) case against them for $13 million. The case, filed in 2009, was brought by two doctors/whistleblowers who alleged that defendant offered kickbacks to doctors […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Sham That Is Whole Life Insurance Whole Life Insurance Despite what an insurance agent might tell you, you really can get by in life without whole life insurance. We at Evans Law Firm have spent years representing clients who’ve lost money on whole life insurance. Big commissions, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $13.45 Million Settlement in False Claims Case The Recent Case Recently, three cardiac monitoring device providers agreed to settle a whistleblower case (also known as a “qui tam”) against them for alleged false claims to the government for reimbursement under Medicare. The whistleblower was a former sales manager […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Department of Justice Watching Medicare Advantage Program How Whistleblowers Help The Department of Justice (DOJ) is taking a close look at government reimbursement of private insurers under Medicare’s Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare Advantage is a private insurer alternative to Parts A and B of the Medicare program for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Burial Insurance and Life Insurance Americans spend over $800 billion per year on life insurance and funeral and burial insurance. Burial policies are a fraction of the total premium volume. Burial policies are like small whole life policies without the lifetime/cash value upside. Limits (typically $5000-25,000) and premiums […]