ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The $78 Million Man Whistleblower awards just keep growing. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced this week that an investigative whistleblower will receive a combined award of $78 million for information he provided that a large national bank steered customers to […]

Elder abuse is a major problem throughout the United States and one big issue is that many of the victims of elder abuse are unable to speak up or provide sufficient evidence for action to be taken. Seniors are often vulnerable to abuse because they have dementia or other conditions […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  What Are Powers of Attorney? A Power of Attorney (POA) is a very important legal document where the principal authorizes an agent to act on the principal’s behalf in business transactions and more. California seniors often execute POAs when their own ability to manage their affairs becomes impaired […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whistleblowers and Healthcare Fraud Health care fraud costs the country tens of billions of dollars a year. Even worse, patients are often harmed in these schemes when their care is subordinated to the greed of healthcare providers perpetrating the fraud.  Frauds include false billing, improper diagnoses, kickbacks, sales […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Internal Revenue Service Whistleblower Process and Awards Millions Paid In Awards The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rewards people who provide specific and credible information to the IRS of offshore tax avoidance and other tax fraud schemes when the information leads to recovery of unpaid taxes. Last year, the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A Closer Look At Variable Annuities and Seniors Variable annuities are complex annuity contracts with securities and insurance features. Returns on variable annuities fluctuate with the market making these complicated contracts especially dangerous for seniors. The complexity and confusion surrounding the terms of variable annuities can lead to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Insurance Agent Takes $1 Million From Elderly Client A Recent Case Makes Headlines We at Evans Law Firm represent clients harmed as the result of insurance agents who financially abuse their elder clients. The harm an unscrupulous insurance agent can inflict is serious and can involve a lot […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Unfair Practices by Lender Senior Debtor’s Case Moves Forward A recent California case[1] illustrates a consumer’s rights against debt collectors using unfair practices when trying to collect on a debt.  In the case, an elder homeowner received notice that a mortgage company intended to foreclose on his home.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Awards in Federal and California False Claims Whistleblower Cases Both the federal government and the State of California reward whistleblowers who bring actions for false payment or reimbursement claims submitted to the government. The cases are brought under either the federal False Claims Act for federal claims (false […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seniors Beware of Deferred Annuities The devil’s in the details. The old idiom is true of much in life. Insurance contracts surely live up to the saying, and none more so than complicated annuities. The Alameda County and California financial elder abuse, annuities and securities attorneys at Evans […]