ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Illegal Kickbacks Alleged Pharmaceutical Company Agrees To Pay $60,000,000 To Settle Claims  How Whistleblower Cases Work Healthcare providers and drug and medical device manufacturers in the U.S., including pharmaceutical companies, sellers of medical products and devices, physicians, medical labs, and hospitals and clinics, are subject to a number […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Theft From Seniors By Misuse of Powers of Attorney Case Example Remedies For Victims Financial powers of attorney (POAs) are important legal instruments that grant full legal authority over a person’s financial affairs, unless the POA expressly limits the appointed agent’s power in some way. The scope of […]

Evans Law Firm, Inc. is proud to announce that the firm’s founder, Ingrid M. Evans, has once again been selected for inclusion in Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers .®  First published in 2007, Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers ® uses a combination of independent journalistic research and peer review to select […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Entrusted To Pay Victim’s Bills  Unpaid Rent Leads To Eviction Caregiver Allegedly Stole Thousands  While most financial elder abuse starts out relatively small, the amounts stolen grow over time as the predator gets away with his or her theft. Left undetected, financial elder abuse can go on […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregivers Accused Of Stealing Millions Family of Deceased 91-Year-Old Sues Millionaire Had Only $200 Left At Death Caregiver theft from older persons ranges from petty theft of less than $100 here and there to grand scale theft of everything a senior has. A recent case in San Francisco, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Disadvantages Of Deferred Annuities For Seniors Contracts Are Costly To Exit Sales Commissions And Fees Diminish Returns Deferred annuities are contracts where the policy holder makes an upfront premium payment in exchange for an income stream in years to come. The concept sounds simple enough but in fact […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Hospice Patient Dehydrated With Sepsis And Multiple Bed Sores Authorities Say Patient Neglected For Days Remedies For Families And Victims Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents elderly victims and families in cases of the abuse and neglect of hospice patients and nursing home residents. We pursue all those responsible […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Caregiver Removed Elderly Woman From Care Facility Allegedly Changed Accounts To Joint Accounts Family Notified Authorities Of Account Changes Online access to an elderly person’s financial accounts is a frequent means of financial elder abuse by caregivers or others who gain online access to a senior’s accounts. Online […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER In-Home Caregiver Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Elderly Couple Check Forgeries, Unauthorized Online Money Transfers And Other Crimes Protecting Older Loved Ones From Financial Elder Abuse Allowing strangers in your home is never a good idea. Particularly if you’re an older person who lives alone. Whenever a dishonest caregiver […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Surveillance Camera Captured Assault On Film Fall Results In Senior’s Death Remedies For Families And Victims Evans Law Firm, Inc. represents elderly victims and families in cases of nursing home abuse and pursue all those responsible for the abuse including any owners or administrators and supervisory persons in […]