ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understaffing Leads To Neglect And Lack Of Monitoring  Dementia And Bedridden Patients At Greatest Risk Family Recourse For Loved Ones’ Injuries Nearly two million Americans live in long-term care facilities, and abuse and neglect against the elderly are national concerns. Federal nursing home regulations state that “the resident […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Three Large Recoveries Under False Claims Act Cases Brought By Individual Citizens As Whistleblowers Whistleblowers Rewarded  Three recent settlements[1] announced by the Department of Justice (DOJ) show how effective private whistleblower suits (known as qui tam cases) under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Access To Funds And Unauthorized Trades And Transfers Dangers Of Delegating Account Control Recourse For Elder Victims And Families Whenever someone has access to your money there is a risk that your money may be taken.  The risk is especially high for seniors who may be too trusting […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER IRS Loses $1 Trillion Every Year To Tax Cheats Individual Whistleblowers Rewarded When IRS Recovers Protection From Employer Retaliation Charles Rettig, Commission of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), reported this Spring that the United States is losing approximately $ 1 trillion in unpaid taxes every year.  This so-called […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER SEC Has Rewarded More Than $928 Million To Whistleblowers 166 Individuals Have Received Rewards Whistleblowers Remain Anonymous And Confidential The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”), Pub. L. 111-203, created the Whistleblower Office of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2010 to encourage […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Looking Through The Sales Hype Fixed Indexed Annuities Are Costly And Complex Replacing Existing Policies Can Be A Big Mistake Agents sell fixed indexed annuities as a “safe” investment in times of market volatility.  Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommends against deferred annuities, including fixed indexed annuities, for older […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Control Of Court-Appointed Fiduciaries Over Seniors And Dependent Adults When Court-Appointed Fiduciaries Abuse That Position Recourse For Families Conservatorships and other Court-ordered protections for elder and dependent adults are meant to protect those persons because they are unable to provide for their own needs.  With court authorization, these […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Too Much Elder Abuse Goes Unreported Financial Elder Abuse Takes Heavy Toll On Senior Health Elder Abuse Is A Crime In California Abuse, neglect and financial exploitation are not the inevitable consequences of growing old but the sad reality for millions of seniors in America every year. We […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Agency Caregiver Accused Of Theft Jewelry And Cash Disappeared Police Suspect Caregiver Stole From Multiple Victims A senior’s jewelry, cash, valuables, and credit cards can disappear quickly when an unscrupulous caregiver or stranger enters a senior’s home or room in a nursing home.  If such strangers have a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Government Arrests Nursing Home Business Officer And Aide  Access To Resident Financial Accounts Pair Allegedly Stole From 11 Residents All too frequently we read news stories of nursing home residents suffering from physical or sexual abuse, neglect or abandonment. Often the abuse and neglect result in death of […]