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June 06, 2006 |

Defending Claims Brought Under Labor Law �740

Andrew L. Zwerling, a senior attorney at Garfunkel, Wild & Travis PC, covers defenses to a "whistleblower's law" claim and the existence of sanctions where frivolous claims are pursued.
7 minute read
November 02, 2009 |

Protecting Whistleblowers

Andrew L. Zwerling, a member of Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, discusses Labor Law ©741, New York's answer to the perceived need for a whistleblower statute dedicated to health care employees. Decisions involving the statute have highlighted the need for the whistleblower to be an employee who provides health care services, which has allowed the dismissal of claims by a technician whose job did not require him to make judgments regarding the quality of patient care and a podiatrist who never received any remuneration or other benefit from the residential health care facility in the case.
11 minute read
February 15, 2006 |

Pursuing Cases 'All the Way to the Supreme Court'

Most of us are familiar with the stereotypical, irate client who proclaims an intent to pursue a case "all the way to the Supreme Court!" In reality, the odds of that happening are small: The high court grants review in only about 100 cases from a pool of thousands of petitions. But if you or your legal department is thinking about filing, Garfunkel, Wild & Travis' Andrew L. Zwerling has some advice on obtaining review -- and what to do if review is granted.
7 minute read
February 08, 2006 |

Appellate Practice: Handling Cases Before the U.S. Supreme Court

Andrew L. Zwerling, a senior attorney at Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, discusses the decision to file for review of a case by the U.S. Supreme Court, what strengthens and weakens a petition for a writ of certiorari, and, if certiorari is granted, matters of case preparation and oral argument before the Court, a rare and high honor for members of the Bar.
7 minute read
January 08, 2010 |

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September 22, 2008 |

Documents Governing Health Care Decisions

Doris L. Martin and Eve Green Koopersmith, partners at Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, and Barbara D. Knothe, a senior attorney at the firm, write that most New York practitioners know that a Health Care Proxy must be signed to control medical decision-making if someone is incapacitated. What they might not know is how to best prepare the Proxy and determine what other health care documents, such as Do Not Resuscitate Orders, Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment and Disposition of Remains Forms, may be advisable for a client's situation.
15 minute read
August 22, 2006 |

Long Island: Briefly Noted

3 minute read
August 10, 2006 |

Malpractice: Establishing Existence of Attorney-Client Relationship

Andrew L. Zwerling, a senior attorney at Garfunkel, Wild & Travis PC, writes that an employee's "understanding" and subjective belief that the lawyer for his or her corporation is also serving in a dual capacity as his or her representative is insufficient to give rise to an attorney-client relationship.
6 minute read
November 02, 2009 |

Health Care Law

In this Special Section from the New York Law Journal: "Medicaid Provider Compliance Programs Now Mandatory," "The New Security Breach Notification Requirements" and "Protecting Whistleblowers."
2 minute read

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