ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Safe Ways To Include Senior Loved Ones In 2020 Older Loved Ones Need Our Love More Than Ever Live The Truth That Love Conquers All Happy Holidays from all of us at Evans Law Firm!  Whatever your traditions, it’s safe to say this year’s Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California Assembly Approves Expansion  Other States Expanding False Claims Statutes Assisting Enforcement Of Tax Laws This past summer, the California State Assembly approved Assembly Bill AB 2570, expanding the California False Claims Act (CFCA) to include cases of tax fraud brought by private whistleblowers.  Hopefully, AB 2570 will […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Types of Life Insurance The Differences Between Term, Whole Life, and Universal Life Insurance Particular Questions for Seniors Life insurance agents sell life insurance in three forms: term, whole, and universal policies.  Agents primarily approach seniors with whole or universal life insurance options.  The premiums on those policies […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors At Greatest Risk Pick Up On Common Warning Signs Get Help From Counsel Financial exploitation of seniors is an all-too-common form of elder abuse that is believed to cost older Americans an estimated $3 billion annually and perhaps much more.  The economic toll is only the tip […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reverse Mortgages And Financial Elder Abuse Dilemmas For Surviving Spouses Dangers Of Losing Your Home Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez looked at the perils of reverse mortgages for California seniors in his column in Sunday’s paper, and reached out to our own Ingrid M. Evans for her […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Telecom Providers Settle California Case Defendants Allegedly Overcharged For Wireless Services California Recovers $116 Million And Whistleblower Receives $46.4 Million Reward Blowing the whistle on fraud against the State of California may entitle you to a substantial reward if the State recovers money as a result of your […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER When Agents Betray Principal’s Trust Powers Of Attorney Impact Financial And Personal Matters What To Do When Power Abused In California and elsewhere, Powers of Attorney (POAs) can cover financial matters and also health and personal care matters and medical needs.  The California Probate Code provides standard forms […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unsupported Diagnoses Allegedly Submitted To Medicare Advantage False Claims Act Case Settles For $6.3 Million Former Employee To Receive $1.5 Million Whistleblower Reward The federal government rewards whistleblowers who present credible, original information of false claims made to government agencies for payments and reimbursements. The whistleblowers bring their […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER SEC Offers Important Suggestions For Senior Investors Know The Investment Professional Or Salesman You Deal With Ask Questions And Never Be Rushed Into Decisions The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in recent years has focused considerable enforcement efforts on financial elder abuse and fraudulent investment schemes aimed […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $24.9 Million Settlement Of Mortgage Lending Requirement Violations  Lender Allegedly Issued FHA-Insured Loans To Ineligible Borrowers Whistleblower To Receive $4.98 Million Reward Fraud committed by mortgage lenders in government-insured home loans constitutes violations of applicable federal home lending and housing laws and regulations and the False Claims Act.  […]