Category: Evans Law Firm

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unauthorized Debit Card Use Alleged Victim Resided In Assisted Care Facility Protecting Seniors From Caregiver Fraud Unauthorized debit card and ATM transactions are common forms of financial elder abuse perpetrated on older persons. Dishonest persons working for seniors in their homes as caregivers are all too frequently perpetrators […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reported Case Example Of Caregiver Theft/Caregiver Fraud Unauthorized Online Transfers And Account Access Protecting Seniors For Financial Elder Abuse And Caregiver Fraud Unauthorized online money transfers are a common form of financial elder abuse perpetrated on older persons. Dishonest persons working for seniors in their homes as caregivers […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Complex Insurance Contracts Caps, Participation Rates, And Unfavorable Interest Crediting Formulas Withdrawal Penalties Make Policies Costly To Exit Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against certain types of deferred annuities especially for seniors because these complex insurance policies carry high fees, lack transparency and are illiquid. Included among […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 88-Year-Old Dementia Patient Dead From Exposure To Cold Found Dead Half A Mile From Facility In T-Shirt And Diaper Remedies For Victims And Families A common and dangerous behavior pattern of dementia patients is wandering away, also known as elopement. Older sufferers still living at home may set […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Kickbacks Alleged In The Form Of Meals, Sporting Events And Lavish Trips Former Employee Blew Whistle How Qui Tam Cases Work Healthcare providers in the U.S., including sellers of medical products and devices, hospitals and clinics, are subject to a number of statutes to prevent any fraudulent billing […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Neglect And Financial Abuse Of Elderly Woman Relative Of Victim Alerts Authorities Remedies For Financial Elder Abuse And Neglect Often neglect of an older person goes hand in hand with financial abuse of that person as when a dishonest caregiver or other financial predator is more interested in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Case Example Of Caregiver Fraud 86-Year-Old Victim Protecting Older Loved Ones From Caregiver Fraud Never hand an ATM/debit card or credit card to a caregiver and ask them to go get cash or make purchases. Never give out any PIN numbers. Never give a caregiver or other person […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Older Customers Targeted in Ponzi Scheme Severe Losses For Older Investors Warning Signs Of Investor Fraud Seniors are often targets of Ponzi schemes, where money collected from new investors is used to pay existing investors, and there really is no actual investment of funds. Like the infamous Bernie […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Deferred Annuities Are Complex Insurance Contracts Policies May Include Annual Fees And Unfavorable Interest Crediting Formulas Withdrawal Penalties Make Policies Costly To Exit Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against certain types of deferred annuities especially for seniors because these complex insurance policies carry high fees, lack transparency […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Theft Case Example Caregiver Allegedly Stole Money And Victim’s Home Protecting Seniors From Financial Elder Abuse And Caregiver Fraud Often, financial elder abuse by starts out relatively small. But if the individual stealing an elder’s funds, like a dishonest caregiver with access to a senior’s money for […]