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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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By Judith D. Grimaldi, Chair, Elder Law and Special Needs Section | January 11, 2019
Judith D. Grimaldi, Chair of the NYSBA Elder Law and Special Needs Section, writes: Elder and special needs law has become more challenging as the basic societal supports on which our aged and disabled clients thrive can no longer be taken as a given. The rules are changing in the middle of the game and our clients are caught in the mix. ELSN Section members strive to meet these challenges with wisdom and energy.
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By Larry Cunningham and Patricia Salkin | January 7, 2019
How important is state law to practice? To what extent should law schools teach and test state law?
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By Raychel Lean | December 14, 2018
As longtime Coast to Coast Legal Aid Executive Director Barbara Prager prepares to retire, she reflects on the decades she spent advocating for disadvantaged clients, without the money or resources to climb out of legal holes.
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By Zach Schlein | November 28, 2018
A complaint filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court accuses probate paralegal Pamela Altman of pilfering as much as $1 million from a trust left by her father. The suit claims the money went to personal uses, including enriching her Massage Envy franchises in South Florida.
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By Daniel G. Fish | November 15, 2018
In his Elder Law column, Daniel G. Fish discusses a decision of a Connecticut appellate court, 'Bloomfield Health Care Center of Connecticut v. Jason Doyon', which should serve as notice to guardians to pay close attention to the status of potential Medicaid eligibility of wards and to seek advice from a source that has extensive experience with the intricate requirements of Medicaid eligibility
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By Daniel G. Fish | November 15, 2018
In his Elder Law column, Daniel G. Fish discusses a decision of a Connecticut appellate court, 'Bloomfield Health Care Center of Connecticut v. Jason Doyon', which should serve as notice to guardians to pay close attention to the status of potential Medicaid eligibility of wards and to seek advice from a source that has extensive experience with the intricate requirements of Medicaid eligibility
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By Michael Booth | October 26, 2018
A New Jersey lawyer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for fleecing millions of dollars from his elderly clients.Ocean County Superior Court…
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By Brendan Corbalis | October 19, 2018
A new World Health Organization supported study confirms the worst fears of an aging population. Drawing upon data from 28 countries spanning 12 global regions, researchers present a grim portrait of unchecked elder abuse and neglect.
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