By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm posted in elder abuse California on Thursday, December 20, 2012. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has called for a “national strategy” to fight elder financial exploitation and abuse. While the struggle against elder abuse is well underway in California and […]

By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm posted in Real Estate Securities Fraud on Monday, December 17, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Seldom a day goes by when there is not a news story about financial elder abuse, nursing home neglect, annuities fraud or fraudulent investments. Now add to […]

By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm on Thursday, December 13, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER By 2025 it is estimated that there will be 63.5 million senior citizens in the United States, a dramatic increase in the aging population, nearly double the number of elderly citizens in a […]

By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm posted in elder abuse California on Wednesday, November 14, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Continue reading CA Attorney General Harris Promises to “Vigorously Pursue” Elder Abuse…

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER In Chicago, a whistleblower helped to uncover that Northwestern Memorial Hospital has have violated the False Claims Act. According to whistleblower Audra Soulias, a former employee at Northwestern University, the hospital and university allegedly double-billed Medicare and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for patient reimbursement. Whistleblower Soulias […]

 ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Early this month, there was a victory for seniors and dependent adults when Assembly woman Betsy Butler announced that Governor Brown signed her bill (AB 2149) banning gag orders in senior and dependent adult settlement cases.  With California being the nation’s highest retirement destination and having the greatest […]

By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm posted in annuities fraud on Tuesday, October 23, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The insurance company American International Group, bailed out for $182.3 billion in 2008, will pay between $25 and $30 million to California life insurance annuity policy beneficiaries and $11 […]

By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm posted in elder abuse on Monday, October 15, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER In a recent rampant financial elder abuse scam, unethical financial advisors are giving misleading advice to veterans about purchasing annuities. The elder abuse scam relates to the federal Aid […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A CVS subsidiary group – RxAmerica – will pay a $5.25 million settlement in response to false claims allegations against Medicare. Two related complaints were brought on behalf of the U.S. government by whistleblowers under the False Claims Act. These allegations of Medicare fraud involve the Medicare Part […]

By The Evans Law Firm of The Evans Law Firm posted in annuities fraud on Friday, October 12, 2012. ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Two new bills were just signed into action by California Governer Brown that will help protect seniors against elder abuse. AB 1700 protects property co-owners from exorbitant taxes after […]