Medicaid 101: Transfer Doesn't Count Until You Make It
(Sui Generis--a New York law blog)... you can't have it all." You can't have control of the money (i.e., have it be in your name) and also have the benefit of having given it away (i.e., have it not be in your name). Read further at Matter of Padulo v. Reed. -Authored by Elizabeth Randisi, a Rochester, New York attorney associated with the law firm WeinsteinMurphy. Her practice focuses on Trusts and Estates and elder law.
July 1, 2009 05:44 pm
Appellate Court Affirms Caplash Ruling Rejecting Authority of 50% LLC Member to Hire Company Counsel in Proceedings Against Other 50% Member
(New York Business Divorce)The fascinating case of Caplash v. Rochester Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Associates, LLC, involving a multi-faceted litigation between 50-50 members of a dental surgery practice, was fodder last year for several appellate ... " (see generally § 412 [a]). Our analysis thus turns on the issue whether Salahuddin was authorized to appoint as company counsel an attorney who accepted plaintiff's resignation letter transmitted to him by plaintiff before plaintiff cross-moved for dissolution. "An act of ...
June 29, 2009 02:00 am
Massachusetts Waste Incinerator Cited for Seven "Serious" Safety Violations
(Massachusetts Workers' Compensation Lawyer Blog)In Rochester, Mass., Covanta has been cited for seven alleged "serious" violations of federal safety rules at its SEMASS waste incinerator by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The citations include an accumulation of fly ash on energy 208-volt electrical equipment and exposing workers to electrical hazards such as arc flash and blast. The total proposed penalties add up to $13,500 against the company. The citations were issued following an inspection requested by Utility ...
June 23, 2009 10:28 am
Miami DUI Lawyer - Politicians & Driving Under the Influence
(Miami DUI Attorney Blog)... Crime Fund, and to perform 50 hours of community service with the Boys and Girls Club, says Miami DUI attorney John Musca. Kennedy was also given 12 months of probation and required to attend weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. ... his sentencing, Kennedy spent one month in in-patient treatment for alcoholism and prescription drug abuse at the Mayo clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Interestingly, Kennedy's sponsor in Alcoholics Anonymous has been a former Congressman from across the political aisle, ...
June 20, 2009 06:57 pm
Findlaw Case Summaries: New York Court of Appeals
(Criminal Law Library Blog)... Health Law section 1399-ll? Read more... CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, FAMILY LAW, GOVERNMENT LAW, JUVENILE LAW Anonymous v. Rochester, No. 81 In an action claiming that the juvenile nighttime curfew adopted by the City of Rochester is unconstitutional, the ... v. Mingo, No. 94 Defendant's rape sentence is vacated where, with the proper foundation, internal documents generated by the District Attorney's office may support a risk level adjudication, but the trial court failed to require such a foundation, ...
June 11, 2009 01:38 pm
Lawyer of the Day: You Can't Kill a Good Lawyer, Even if you Drop Her Out of a Plane
(Above the Law)... as she hit the ground around 10 p.m. Saturday at the Pine Hill Airport in Barre, which is about 30 miles east of Rochester. Rochester Skydivers manager D.C. Cordaro says Adduci overshot her landing area by about 50 feet and came ... at a lawyer jumping out of a plane, missing her mark, and living to tell about it as a metaphor for the economic situation many attorneys are facing. Are things going as planned? No. Is there a high probability that you will end up splattered all over the ground? Yes. ...
June 8, 2009 11:26 am
Recoupment of Maintenance After Successful Appeal
(Rochester Family Lawyer Blog)... action was commenced. Subsequently, the plaintiff moved for reimbursement of the sums of $54,000 in maintenance and $2,000 in attorneys' fees he paid. In opposition, the defendant noted, inter alia, that she already spent the disputed $56,000 ... with respect to the final maintenance awards overturned on appeal. I am familiar with a divorce case that is currently pending here in Rochester that may raise issues identical to those in Rader after the Court of Appeals' decision in Johnson v. Chapin. I ...
June 2, 2009 07:31 pm
New York Criminal Law News
(New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library Blog)... words, Judge: Mt. Vernon mayor within rights to remove fraud investigator, Hannan Adely ... an attorney investigating fraud in City Hall, ... ... City Hall and identify fraud and waste. Batra ... FINANCE (78%); TAX FRAUD (77%); INCOME TAX ( ... NEW YORK, USA (79%) 8. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (New York), May 31, 2009 Sunday, NEWS, 215 words, Rochester news briefs, Staff reports ... IMPRISONMENT (73%); LARCENY & THEFT (73%); PARKS & PLAYGROUNDS ( ... NEW YORK, USA (92%) New York 9. ...
June 1, 2009 08:30 am
Chehalis man faces vehicular homicide charges after head-on car accident kills Lacey woman near Rochester
(Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Blog)... was tragically killed early Sunday morning when the car she was driving was involved in a head-on car accident on Highway 12 near Rochester. Rochester is about 25 miles south of Olympia, the state capitol. According to a report in The Seattle Times, McLaughlin was driving her Chevrolet Aveo ... Pacific Northwest in successfully representing families in wrongful death cases. Contact The Farber Law Group at 1-800-244-9087 or attorney@hgfarber.com. We have offices in Seattle and Bellevue to assist you.
May 25, 2009 08:45 pm
New York Child Support Add-Ons and Basics of Child Support
(Rochester Family Lawyer Blog)... the add-ons. Any provisions with respect to the cost of health insurance are enforceable just like child support provisions. In Rochester and Monroe County, as well as in surrounding counties, the Supreme Court and Family Court usually require the non- ... be mindful of the cost of health care coverage and should discuss these issues with a family law attorney before entering into a separation agreement or agreeing to a judgment of divorce. Educational and Extracurricular Expenses In addition, the ...
May 25, 2009 11:13 am
Selected from iNews Related to Equal Employment Opportunity
(New York Public Personnel Law)... iNews Related to Equal Employment Opportunity, © 2009 John D. Sargent, All Rights Reserved, Thursday, May 21, 2009 - EEO/iNews is a free publication of EEO Services by John D. "Jack" Sargent. Mr. Sargent retired as a Supervisory Trial Attorney from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 2004. Please direct corrections, comments, questions, subscription requests and inquiries to Mr. Sargent at eeoinews@yahoo.com. U.S. Supreme Court Public Citizen's most recent Sup Ct Watch ...
May 23, 2009 03:43 am
New York Criminal Law News - May 22, 2009
(New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library Blog)... , NASSAU COUNTY: Corbin lawyer seeks U.S. help; Liotti compares case to tax problems faced by Obama nominees, asks attorney general for civil settlement, BY ROBERT E. KESSLER ... 90%); LAWYERS (90%); CRIMINAL OFFENSES (90%); SETTLEMENT & COMPROMISE (90%); ... ... CHILD PORNOGRAPHY (90%); CRIMINAL OFFENSES (90%); LAW COURTS & TRIBUNALS (90%); ... NEW YORK, USA (79%) 11. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (New York), May 22, 2009 Friday, NEWS, 284 words, Racial disparity assailed in juvenile ...
May 22, 2009 07:57 am
The New York Legal Blog Round Up
(Sui Generis--a New York law blog)... Reverses Money Laundering Convictions New York Personal Injury Law Blog: Judge Sotomayor and the First Amendment (And the Pending Case) New York Public Personnel Law: An attorney's advice sent by one layperson to another layperson not an attorney-client communication subject to a FOIL exception Rochester Family Lawyer: Overpayment of Pendente... (This is a content summary only. If you're reading this anywhere other than an RSS reader, ...
May 18, 2009 06:38 pm
Chief Justice Kelly on her experience before the Supreme Court
(One Court of Justice)... published decisions by the Michigan Court of Appeals in which Chief Justice Kelly was an attorney of record: Board of Education of Rochester Community Schools v. Michigan State Board of Education, 104 Mich. App. 569; 305 N.W.2d 541 (1981) (attorney Kelly represented an intervening plaintiff in an Open Meetings Act dispute) and Hernden v. ... Co., 72 Mich. App. 349; 249 N.W.2d 419 (1976) (attorney Kelly represented the defendant employer in an employment dispute). OCJ Blog: Please tell us ...
May 15, 2009 04:16 am
Suspects Arrested For Fraud, Harassment And Sex Crimes Linked To Craigslist
(Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog)... , which generated harassing telephone calls to that home. And then there is the headline of "Rochester woman victimized by fake prostitution ads - was swamped with calls after someone posted her phone numbers on Craigslist". In this tale from Rochester, New York, which is alleged to have taken place over a year ago, a 30-year-old mother of four ... the calls halted when the ads were taken down 45 days after posting. Attorney Sam's Take: If the investigation in this last matter has been suspended, ...
May 11, 2009 04:45 am
KENTUCKY BAR FOUNDATION SPONSORS “CARE” PROGRAM FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY
(Kentucky Law Blog)... right foot, especially during these trying times," said Todd S. Horstmeyer, KBF Executive Director. "This effort allows attorneys to meet face to face with students to discuss the legal obligations associated with credit, the many ways people abuse credit and how bad ... program is based on a successful initiative launched by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John C. Ninfo II of Rochester, N.Y., who saw a pressing need for an education program aimed at preparing students for their financial future. The CARE ...
May 7, 2009 01:04 pm
E. coli Prompts Recall of Alex & George Hamburger
(Food Poisoning Law Blog)... Service (FSIS), which discovered the contamination in routine testing, announced the recall late Monday. Alex & George Wholesale Inc. of Rochester, N.Y., said the hamburger may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, a potentially deadly pathogen. FSIS said the ... infections of E. coli should also call an E. coli lawyer at national food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen. The attorneys can be reached at 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or by writing to us online for a free case consultation. The recalled ...
May 4, 2009 10:04 pm
E. coli Prompts Recall of Alex & George Hamburger
(Food Poisoning Law Blog)... Service (FSIS), which discovered the contamination in routine testing, announced the recall late Monday. Alex & George Wholesale Inc. of Rochester, N.Y., said the hamburger may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, a potentially deadly pathogen. FSIS said the ... infections of E. coli should also call an E. coli lawyer at national food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen. The attorneys can be reached at 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or by writing to us online for a free case consultation. The recalled ...
May 4, 2009 10:04 pm
The New York Legal Blog Round Up
(Sui Generis--a New York law blog)... Counsel: Prejudice Still Required for Late Notice of SUM Claim Where Timely Notice of Accident Was Given New York Attorney Malpractice Blog: Contingent Fee Retainers, Appellate Work and Legal Malpractice New York Criminal Defense: ... Object Constituted Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Requiring Reversal Ontario County Conviction Reversed Due to Prosecutorial Misconduct Rochester Family Lawyer: Parental Interference With Visitation and Suspension of Child Support Wait a Second!: Ex-girlfriend can ...
April 27, 2009 07:10 pm
New York Criminal Law News - April 15-20, 2009
(New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library Blog)... Law News from April 15 to April 20, 2009: 1. The Daily Record of Rochester (Rochester, NY), April 20, 2009 Monday, COMMENTARY, 739 words, Commentary ... York, formed a mortgage ... ... Staten Island, is the only New York City district attorney ... ... BY SUZANNE DECHILLO/THE NEW YORK TIMES) (pg. A22) ... 90%); FRAUD & ... York Times Company ... securities fraud and is cooperating with New York State Attorney General ... ... certain investments that were presented to the New York State Common Retirement ...
April 20, 2009 05:47 am