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By Alaina Lancaster | July 24, 2019
A Ninth Circuit panel ruled that the right to arbitration is forfeited when a party pursues a judicial forum, affirming a district court order rejecting a motion to compel arbitration in a class action brought against Aegis Senior Communities by residents.
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By Susan Myres | June 27, 2019
Whatever the reasons for the divorce, the family lawyer quickly realizes that the concerns and needs of both parties will vary significantly from those involved in a divorce at an earlier time in their lives.
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By Jason Grant | June 17, 2019
“The Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force will use every resource available to ensure that, no matter where they are, perpetrators of elder fraud will be stopped and prosecuted,” EDNY U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue said.
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By Angela Morris | May 30, 2019
“The sanctions order is designed and intended to silence the only people asking for a second medical opinion,” said San Antonio solo practitioner Philip Ross.
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By Daniel G. Fish | May 16, 2019
A predatory marriage is one where one party lacks capacity and the other party exploits that weakness and has them secretly marry to gain a portion of the estate. In his Elder Law column, Daniel Fish discusses a recent legislative proposal which could force the wrongdoer to forfeit their claim against the estate.
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By Lizzy McLellan | April 12, 2019
William Murray, Matthew Stone and Erica Wilson are looking to broaden their practice.
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By Colby Hamilton | February 15, 2019
The panel agreed with the district court that the U.S. Supreme Court's limiting of federal courts' ability to intervene in their sister state courts meant the federal venue was improper for a dispute over state surrogate's courts procedures.
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By Daniel G. Fish | February 14, 2019
In his Elder Law column, Daniel G. Fish discusses the fair hearing process as a means of challenging agency decisions of applications for Medicaid home care benefits and nursing home care. Given the size of the Medicaid program, perhaps it is not surprising that there are errors made by the agency. To manage expectations, clients should be advised, before the application is filed, to anticipate that their application may be initially denied erroneously or even after eligibility has been established, but that there is a process to challenge adverse determinations.
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By Jason Grant | January 24, 2019
An Appellate Division, First Department panel has ruled that the three former employees, including two patient care managers, have raised sufficient factual issues about whether their age led to, or helped lead to, the firings.
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By Joseph A. Sullivan | January 11, 2019
On Nov. 13, 2018, the Philadelphia Bar Association's Civil Gideon and Access to Justice Task Force released a landmark cost-benefit study that addressed in detail the benefits to low-income tenants—and to the city of Philadelphia—of providing legal representation to tenants facing eviction in court proceedings.
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