Category: Evans Law Firm

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Dependent Adult Allegedly Left On Floor For Nine Days Caregiver Indicted For Second Degree Murder< Hospital Nursing Supervisor Alerted Police Too frequently, heartbreaking stories of dependent adult and elder abuse appear in the evening news and in the papers.  This past week, California newspapers and television stations reported […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Leaking Non-Public Information And Insider Trading  Special Access Employees May Not Disclose Non-Public Information CFTC Targets Unauthorized Disclosures As Fraud The U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) polices the options and commodities markets in the U.S.   The 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), Pub. L. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Authorities Arrest Aide After Viewing Tape After Patient Complained of Mistreatment Granddaughter Installed Camera Victim’s Distress Also Recorded on Audiotapes Reported incidents of sexual abuse, assault and rape in care facilities have increased significantly over the past few years according to statistics maintained by elder advocacy groups.  Since […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations of Staffing With Unqualified Personnel Billing At Higher Rates Alleged As Fraud Qui Tam Cases For Overbilling Contracts with the federal government and the State of California are almost always subject to very specific requirements and regulations.   When a contractor knowingly violates those specifications or guidelines and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reading Between The Lines On Complex Contracts Return Calculations, Caps, Fees, And Penalties Research Before You Buy The Santa Clara financial elder abuse attorneys at Evans Law Firm, Inc. advise against deferred annuities for senior consumers because our litigators have seen too many older persons economically harmed by […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Arbitrator Awards $19 Million To Victim Of Fraud And Financial Elder Abuse Allegations of Forgeries And Unauthorized Stock Purchases  FINRA Finds Fraud And Elder Financial Abuse Financial elder abuse can strike anyone but when the wealthy are victims, the stories of what happened to them receive national attention.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 77-Year-Old Wheelchair Patient Suffers Physical And Financial Elder Abuse Allegations Of Abuse By Caregiver  Charges Of Theft, Identity Theft And Reckless Endangerment Sadly, there are persons hired as in-home caregivers for the elderly who spend their time stealing from their wards instead of caring for them.  Incidents of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Rewards for Blowing Whistle On Commodities Trading Fraud Commodity Futures Trading Commission Issues Whistleblower Alert On Spoofing Spoofing And Other Commodities Trading Fraud The U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) saw a 126% increase in whistleblower tips during 2020. The 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Use of Substandard Materials Non-Compliant Materials Allegedly Disguised Dangerous Airfields Cited By Government When a government contractor knowingly uses substandard or non-compliant materials or goods in performance of a government contract such conduct may constitute a false claim against the government.  See federal False Claims Act (FCA), 31 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cash, Credit Cards, Jewelry And Valuables Can Disappear A Single Caregiver Targeting Multiple Victims Protecting Older Loved Ones During The Pandemic Whenever a stranger enters the home of an elderly or disabled person, there is always a risk that something might be stolen.  It’s a sad truth but […]