By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm on Monday, August 27, 2012. The problem of financial elder abuse is growing both across the nation and here in California. Investment Protection Trust (IPT) conducted a study that showed that the most common type of elder abuse is committed […]

By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A recent case of elder abuse comes from Clayville, California. A man from Clayville has been accused of stealing over $250,000 from an 85 year old elderly woman. The woman contacted police when […]

By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm on Thursday, August 9, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The New York Times article, “Hospital Chain Inquiry Cited Unnecessary Cardiac Work” discussed HCA (the largest for profit hospital chain) performing unnecessary cardiac procedures on their patients in order to drive up the […]

Healthcare criminals beware: the federal government is strengthening its healthcare fraud prevention tools.  On July 26, 2012, the Obama Administration announced a public-private partnership focused on improving the detection of fraudulent healthcare billings.  Under the partnership, several private health insurance organizations, anti-fraud groups, and government agencies have agreed to share […]

By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm on Friday, August 3, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Are family and friends the intuitive choice for caregiving, or should the task be left to professionals? While there is no right answer to this question, a recent article on elder abuse prevention […]

By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm on Tuesday, July 31, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER In a tragic instance of elder abuse in San Jose, a manager at JP Morgan Chase Bank and her husband committed felony, theft, and elder abuse against an unsuspecting elderly man. The Chase […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Friday, July 20, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A recent study at the University of Southern California has found that an alarming rate of elder abuse among Spanish-speaking elders has gone unreported. In the past year, over 40% of interviewed Latino elders said they […]

The IRS Whistleblower Office was established in 2007 pursuant to the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (the “Act”).  The Act amended preexisting IRS whistleblower laws in order to encourage individuals with knowledge of significant tax noncompliance to provide information to the IRS.  In part, the Act accomplished […]

On behalf of The Evans Law Firm on Thursday, July 12, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER According to a recent article in the Silicon Valley Mercury News, court-appointed conservators, fiduciaries, trustees, and other financial managers are charging devastating fees to the elders and individuals they are meant to guard. Examples include a […]

Monday, July 02, 2012. After a lengthy investigation and indictment, GlaxoSmithKline(GSK) has reached a plea agreement with the U.S. government and will pay $3 billion to settle one of the most significant health-care fraud cases in history. GlaxoSmithKline was charged with counts in violation of the United States Federal Food, […]