ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Detecting Elder Abuse What To Look For Elder abuse is a true epidemic in this country with millions of victims and families seriously harmed each year.  Elder abuse takes many forms and the perpetrators range from caregivers to con artists to insurance agents and financial advisors and even […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER   Large Whistleblower False Claims Case Unsealed $60 Million Medicaid Fraud Alleged   Whistleblowers often help the government recover money under the federal False Claims Act (FCA). Whistleblower applications are sealed initially until it is decided that the case will proceed in the open.  Recently, a whistleblower (also […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Attorney General Charges Over 400 in Huge Fraud Case Justice Department Cracks Down on Medicare Fraud Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced today that over 400 physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals in 20 different States were being charged in a string of healthcare fraud cases. The cases entail […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How Social Media Can Impact Abuse in Nursing Homes Nursing Home Abuse Elder abuse is a very serious issue right now, especially as it relates to nursing home abuse. Nursing home abuse encompasses physical, sexual, financial and emotional abuse, and one case can look very different from the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Understanding the Downside Hidden Costs When deciding whether to buy a deferred annuity with your retirement savings, ask yourself whether you need another annuity, because you already have one in the form of Social Security. And if you’re fortunate enough to look forward to a pension at work, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Protections Expanding Cases Against Insurance Companies and Agents Grow Over the past few years, financial elder abuse cases and protections have steadily expanded, particularly in California. Financial elder abuse attorneys at Evans Law Firm have been in the forefront of this expansion in both the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Life Insurance Salesmen Convicted on Felony Charges for Fraud The Case of Life Insurance Fraud Earlier this year, two life insurance salesmen were arrested in California and charged with multiple charges, including identify theft, insurance fraud, and forgery. It is alleged that two agents both in their thirties, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Government Protects Whistleblowers from Retaliation Whistleblowers Gets Job Back In a strong statement of encouragement to whistleblowers the government recently ordered the reinstatement of a bank whistleblower who blew the lid on the bank’s unlawful practices. In a complex national case against one of the country’s largest banks, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Detecting Elder Abuse What To Look For America’s baby boomers are now senior citizens, headed to that seventh stage of life that may bring “second childishness and mere oblivion” as Shakespeare wrote. The sad reality is that there are people ready to prey upon seniors entering that final […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Ninth Circuit Reinstates Whistleblower Case False Claims Act Suit Recently, the Ninth Circuit reinstated all claims of a whistleblower (also called a “relator” in some whistleblower/qui tam cases) brought under the federal False Claims Act (FCA) against Gilead Sciences, Inc., the large pharmaceutical company. The lawsuit alleges non-compliance […]