Category: Evans Law Firm

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Wills And Competence Issues Undue Influence Over Elderly Will Contests Financial exploitation of older persons stretches from theft of cash, jewelry and checks froma senior’s home all the way to elaborate estate planning schemes arranged near the end of a senior’s life meant to enrich one or two […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Man And Estranged Wife Allegedly Stole From Wife’s Great Aunt $117,000 In Suspicious Transactions Cash Withdrawals And Unauthorized Purchases Financial powers of attorney (POAs) grant full authority over a person’s financial affairs. Medical powers of attorney, known in California as an Advance Health Care Directives (AHCDs), grant authority […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Thefts Allegedly Occurred Over One-Year Period  Theft And Forgery Alleged On 29 Checks Greater Amount Stolen Alleged In Civil Elder Abuse Petition Check forgeries are a common form of financial elder abuse. Whenever a dishonest caregiver or other stranger enters a senior’s home, accessible cash, checks, and credit […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations of Kicking And Shoving Two Developmentally Disabled Adults Alleged Assaults Occurred In Group Care Home Charges Of Assault And Dependent Adult Abuse Pending Evans Law Firm, Inc. represent victims of dependent adult abuse in hospitals, nursing homes or other care facilities throughout the State of California.  Elders […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Message Comes On Elder Abuse Awareness Day Common Warning Signs Of Elder Abuse Act On Any Suspicion Of Abuse On Elder Abuse Awareness Day (June 15 every year), California Attorney General Rob Bonta provided Californians with tips to identify and report elder abuse.  Elder Abuse is a national […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unsuitable Investments For Seniors High Surrender Charges Switching Or Exchanging Annuities Can Be Costly Mistake Evans Law Firm, Inc. generally recommends against certain types of deferred annuities for older consumers because these complex, expensive insurance policies include withdrawal penalties (called surrender charges) if you need your money back. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Embezzled $2 Million Promises Of High Returns On Invested Money Offered “Investment Advisory Services”  Often it takes years for some complicated elder financial abuse schemes to unwind and be detected.  In many cases, the scheme is not discovered until the victim as died, particularly in the abuse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Two False Claims Act Cases Settle For $4.9 Million Allegations Of Double-Billing Tests And Services Never Performed Individuals Initiated Both Cases Federal law authorizes private citizens to bring suits against businesses and individuals believed to be defrauding the government. False Claims Act, (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER High-Yield Investment Fraud Targeted Elderly Multi-Million Dollar Scheme Allegedly Ran or Six Years Individuals Plead Guilty To Multiple Charges Financial elder abuse may be limited to isolated transactions exploiting specific older individuals, but larger fraudulent and abusive schemes may be perpetrated on numerous elderly victims.  Seniors are often […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Was Allegedly Intoxicated Victim Confined To Wheelchair Caregiver Allegedly Passed Out After Lewd Acts Statistics show that about.83 percent of victims of elder sexual abuse reside in nursing homes or assisted care facilities.  But elderly persons under the care of in-home caregivers are also at risk of […]