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ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Annuity Scams Targeted At Seniors Annuity Fraud Seniors can often fall victim to financial elder abuse and scams; on average, this can cost an elder $140,500. This number, while certainly shocking, also exemplifies just how far someone is willing to go for their own gain. Some of this […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER False Claim Whistleblower Case The “Materiality” Issue The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently took the rare step of overruling a jury finding of False Claims Act (FCA) liability in a case involving government payment for highway guardrails. See United States ex rel. Harman v. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understanding Annuities Tying Up Savings and Hidden Costs Annuities are insurance contracts sold to provide guaranteed income for life. Deferred annuities defer that income (and possibly taxes) until a future date. Insurance agents and advisors promote annuities as retirement savings vehicles. We at Evans Law Firm do not […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Can Surveillance in Nursing Homes Be a Real Solution for Elder Abuse? Elder Abuse Senior facilities of every kind, including nursing homes, must come to grips with the menace of rising cases of elder abuse, both in San Francisco and beyond. Awareness and dignity training are starters. Families […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The New and Shiny Annuity Scam: Buffer Annuities Buffer Annuities Just when you thought that annuities could not possibly become more complicated, we are introduced to buffer annuities. Buffer annuities are a hybrid of variable and indexed annuities. The carrier invests your premium in derivative securities (“structured products”) […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nursing Home Abuse Elder abuse takes many forms but whether the abuse is physical, psychological, or financial the toll can be devastating. In institutions such as nursing homes, elder abuse can be especially prevalent. We want you to understand more about the nature and occasions for elder abuse […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER For Better or for Worse: Elders Tricked into Marriage for Financial Gain The number of elders being “conned into love” is on the rise, and the motivation is simple: money. It has come to our attention that lately, more than ever, seniors are the victims of what people […]

Marin County Annuity Fraud Attorney: Fiduciary Rule ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Annuity Sales and the Fiduciary Rule The State of the Annuity Market Annuities have a history of being rock-solid investments. A life insurance company, with sizeable government-mandated cash reserves, would take your funds savings, invest them in treasury bonds, and pay […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER When Hospitals Help and Hurt Residents The Continuum of Care Skilled nursing facilities, nursing homes, and continuing care residential communities (CCRCs) are designed to accommodate seniors at different points along what is euphemistically known as the “continuum of care”: namely, the progression of illness and disability that affects […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Signs of Caregiver Fraud and Tips for Prevention Caregiver Fraud Caregiver fraud may seem more like something you see on television or read in the news, but it does not become serious until it has happened to a loved one. Whether the amount lost is small or large, […]