Category: Evans Law Firm

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Fixed And Indexed Annuities Disadvantages For Seniors Surrender Penalties And Fees Deferred annuities are marketed in a variety of different product names by numerous life insurance carriers. The two primary types are fixed and indexed contracts, with many blends of both the “fixed” and “indexed” characteristics in between.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Prison Sentence And Restitution Ordered Forged And Altered Checks And Unauthorized Credit Card Charges Victim Forced To Sell Home While most financial elder abuse starts out relatively small, the amounts stolen grow over time as the predator gets away with his or her theft.  Caregivers and family members […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged False Claims For Uninsured Medical Testing And Treatments Patient Blew Whistle On False Claims Whistleblower To Receive Over $2M As Reward Private citizens bring cases in federal courts throughout the country under the False Claims Act, (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq, to help the government […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Entrusted To Pay Victim’s Bills Unpaid Rent Leads To Eviction Caregiver Allegedly Stole Thousands While most financial elder abuse starts out relatively small, the amounts stolen grow over time as the predator gets away with his or her theft.  Left undetected, financial elder abuse can go on […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Theft From Seniors By Misuse of Powers of Attorney Case Example Remedies For Victims of Power of Attorney Misuse Financial powers of attorney (POAs) are important legal instruments that grant full legal authority over a person’s financial affairs, unless the POA expressly limits the appointed agent’s power in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What Are Payable On Death Beneficiary Designations? Importance Of Keeping Designations Current Case Example Of What Can Go Wrong A payable on death (POD) beneficiary designation is a way to name a beneficiary who will automatically receive the assets of a bank, retirement, or other investment account or […]

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 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 Allegeations of Improper Patient Evaluation Codes Former General Manager Blew Whistle Starting Qui Tam Cases Private citizens bring cases in federal courts throughout the country under the False Claims Act, (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq, to help the government recoup funds paid out on fraudulent claims.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Disadvantages For Older Consumers Costly, Complex Contracts Withdrawals Penalties, Commissions And Fees Deferred annuities are extremely complicated insurance contracts sometimes running to 50-100 pages of technical language and actuarial tables. Seniors are often targeted by insurance agents with proposals for deferred annuities.  Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against […]