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Wojchowski, plaintiffs-appellants v. Daines,* defendants-appellees
N.Y.'s Process for Deciding CSRA for Medicaid Does Not Wrongly Alienate Institutionalized Spouse's SSI BenefitsSuit Over Alleged Process Server Fraud Aims to Vacate 100,000 Judgments
New York AG Andrew Cuomo is demanding information from dozens of debt collection law firms throughout the state as part of a civil lawsuit to overturn more than 100,000 faulty default judgments, he announced Wednesday. The suit seeks to vacate all default judgments where the sole evidence that a defendant received service notifying him that he was being sued was an affidavit from American Legal Process. That company's owner was arrested and charged with fraud and other felonies in April.Suit Aims to Vacate 100,000 Judgments
Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo is demanding information from dozens of debt collection law firms throughout the state as part of a civil lawsuit to overturn more than 100,000 faulty default judgments, he announced yesterday. The suit, filed on behalf of Chief Administrative Judge Ann Pfau, asks the court to vacate all default judgments where the sole evidence that a defendant received service notifying him that he was being sued was an affidavit from American Legal Process. William Singler, American Legal Process' owner, was arrested on charges of fraud and other felonies in April.NY Courts Sue to Vacate 100,000 Default Judgments Over Process Server Scandal
Civil Confinement Must Be Filed While Offender Is Incarcerated or Under Supervision, Judges Rule
Civil confinement proceedings to place dangerous sex offenders in secure mental facilities after their release from prison must begin either while an offender is still incarcerated or under post-prison supervision, a divided state Court of Appeals ruled today. Dissenters complained that the ruling could compromise public safety.Beauty Pageant Is Enjoined From Using Title That Imitates Rival
The ruling stems from an action brought by the Fairport, N.Y.-based Mrs. United States National Pageant when one of its former beauty queens launched a similar business - Miss United States of America - in South Carolina.Elderly Spouses Gain Asset Armor
The 2nd Circuit has upheld the doctrine of "spousal refusal" -- an estate-planning technique that allows elderly spouses to keep their homes and other assets longer, even when their impoverished spouse is in a nursing home paid for by Medicaid. Some elder law attorneys see the decision as momentous, with an impact likely to spread beyond the 2nd Circuit states, and perhaps prompting federal legislation. "This will have a ripple effect throughout the country," predicted attorney F. William O'Connor.